Autographa metallica
Autographa metallica (shaded gold spot) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the southern Alaska coast and the Queen Charlotte and Vancouver Islands south to central California, east to the Alberta-British Columbia border and south in the Rocky Mountains to central Colorado.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Autographa |
| Species: | A. metallica |
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| Autographa metallica Grote, 1875 | |
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The wingspan is 38–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed probably feed on various herbs.
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