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Species Autographa v-alba - White Y Mark - Hodges#8921

Autographa v-alba maybe - Autographa v-alba - female

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Plusiinae (Looper Moths)

Tribe Plusiini

Subtribe Plusiina

Genus Autographa

Species v-alba (White Y Mark - Hodges#8921)

Hodges Number

8921

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Autographa v-alba Ottolengui, 1902

Syngrapha v-alba

Phylogenetic sequence # 931197 (1)

Numbers

Size

Wingspan 38-40 mm.

Identification

Forewings are iridescent pale violet grey and dark slate grey. The stigma is a small, silvery white v shape.

Range

Utah to Washington and British Columbia. (2)

Season

The main flight period is July to September. (2)

Food

Larval host is unknown but most likely feeds on several herbaceous plants as other Autographa species.

Print References

Eichlin, T.D. & H. B. Cunningham, 1978. The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology. USDA Tech. Bulletin 1567: 1-122. (3)

Lafontaine, J.D. & R.W. Poole 1991. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 25.1. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation. p.87; pl.2.19-20(4)

Ottolengui, R., 1902. Plusia and allied genera with descriptions of new species. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 10(2): 73, pl. 6, fig. 2. (5)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Pacific Northwest Moths (6)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (7)

E.H. Strickland Museum

Works Cited

1.	Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology Thomas D. Eichlin, Hugh B. Cunningham. 1978. United States Department of Agriculture Technical Bulletin 1567: 1-121.

4.	The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 25.1. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (part), Plusiinae J. Donald Lafontaine, Robert W. Poole. 1991. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

5.	Plusia and allied genera with descriptions of new species R. Ottolengui. 1902. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 10(2): 57-77.

6.	Pacific Northwest Moths

7.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 2 December, 2011 - 12:19am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 1 September, 2014 - 1:24pm

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