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Autographa Hübner, [1821]

Autographa Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (16): 251, TS: Phalaena gamma Linnaeus
Autographa (Plusiini) ; [NACL, 130]
Autographa (Plusiina) ; [NMA25.1]; [NE10, 160, 222]

Misidentified/misapplied:

Phytometra Haworth, 1809; Hampson, 1913, (part)

Autographa precationis (Guenée, 1852)

from (Quebec - Nova Scotia) - to (Mississippi - NA.Georgia), S.Manitoba - Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming. See [About maps] Plusia precationis Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 344, TL: North America
Phytometra precationis ab. tana Strand, 1917; Arch. Naturgesch. 82 A (2): 49, TL: North America

= ; [NACL, #8908]

Autographa precationis, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Autographa precationis ; [NACL, #8908]; [MNA25.1: 82, f. 4a,b,d, 29, pl. 2, f. 3-5, pl. D, f. 1, pl. L, f. 6]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Brassicaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Fabaceae, Malvaceae, Plantaginaceae, Verbenaceae [MNA2.1]

Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU, Siberia, S.Greenland. See [About maps] Gammayökkönen Silver Y Gammaeule Pistoleneule
Phalaena gamma Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 513, TL: Europe
Plusia gamma var. gammina Staudinger, 1901; in Staudinger & Rebel, Cat. Lepid. palaearct. Faunengeb., 1: 238, TL: Syria; Pontus, Turkey
Plusia gamma ab. alepica Nitsche, 1911; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. 61: 52, TL: Rohrwald, [Austria]
messmeri Schadewald, 1992
voelkeri Schadewald, 1992
Autographa gamma, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Autographa gamma, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Autographa gamma, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Autographa gamma, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Autographa gamma ; [MNA25.1: 83, f. 30, pl. 2, f. 6-8, pl. D, f. 2, pl. L, f. 7]; [NE10: 223, pl. 15, f. 16-23, gen. 244, 311]

400x505 (~20Kb) Finland, Kangasala, Roikku, 6814:350, 23.6.1996, Photo © Tero Piirainen	900x487 (~67Kb) larva male FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, 27.7.1998, on Allium cepa, Photo © Markku Savela	900x620 (~54Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi 669:31, 12.9.1999, Photo © Markku Savela
600x629 (~47Kb) FINLAND, Ab: Suomusjärvi, 669:31, 6.9.1998, Photo © Markku Savela	644x400 (~71Kb) Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch	400x595 (~54Kb) larva Central Europe 1990-2000, Photo © Michael Borsch
497x600 (~94Kb) Russia, Moscow area, 9.9.2005, Photo © D. Smirnov	900x523 (~123Kb) Russia, Kaluga area, 8.9.2006 © D. Smirnov	500x558 (~41Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 25.7.1975, f 15-21.8.1981, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of May to September.

May- early June are probably only migrants. The rest of the flight all through the summer is a mix of locals and migrants. Potentially overwintering local population might fly from the middle of June to beginning of July.

Larva on Matteuccia struthiopteris, Allium cepa, A. fistulosum, Phleum pratense, Avena sativa, Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare, Betula verrucosa, Salix sp., Urtica sp., U. dioeca, Polygonum sp., P. lapathifolium, Rumex longifolius, R. acetosella, Beta vulgaris, Spinacia oleracea, Ranunculus repens, Brassica rapa, B. napus, Raphanus raphanistrum, Erysimum sp., Ribes nigrum, R. rubrum, Rosa sp., Alchemilla sp., Potentilla sp., Filipendula ulmaria, Malus domestica, Pisum sativum, Lathyrus pratensis, Vicia spp., V. cracca, Trifolium pratense, T. hybridum, Lupinus sp., Petroselinum crispum, Aegopodium podagraria, Angelica silvestris, Daucus carota, Linum usitatissimum, Lysimachia vulgaris, L. thyrsiflora, Lamium sp., Galeopsis sp., G. speciosa, G. tetrahit, Solanum tuberosum, Nicotiana sp., Linaria vulgaris, Odontites verna, Plantago major, Galium sp., Cucumis sativus, Gnaphalium uligonosum, Helianthus annuus, Achillea ptarmica, A. millefolium, Matricaria recutita, Tripleurospermum maritimum, Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, C. vulgare, Artemisia vulgaris, Tussilago farfara, Calendula officinalis, Arctium tomentosum, Carduus crispus, Cirsium heterophyllum, C. vulgare, C. palustre, C. arvense, Leontodon autumnalis, Taraxacum spp., Sonchus arvensis, Lactuca sativa, Hieracium umbellatum

Autographa californica (Speyer, 1875)

from (S.British Columbia - Baja California) - to (Manitoba, South Dakota, Colorado, New Mexico). See [About maps] Alfalfa Looper Autographe de la Luzerne
Plusia gamma var. californica Speyer, 1875; Stett. ent. Ztg. 36: 164, TL: California
Plusia california[sic] var. russea H. Edwards, 1886; Ent. Amer. 2: 179, TL: Colorado

= ; [NACL, #8914]

Autographa californica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Autographa californica, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Autographa californica, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Autographa californica ; [NACL, #8914]; [MNA25.1: 84, f. 1a, 30, pl. 2, f. 912, pl. 4, f. 9, pl. D, f. 3, pl. L, f. 8]; [NE10, 160]

identification uncertain 500x659 (~39Kb) USA: FR 9711, (47°18'23N 120°36'31W), Kittitas Co., WA, 7.7.2000, Photo © Markku Savela

Larva on Apiaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Ericaceae, Fabaceae, Grossulariaceae, Liliaceae, Lamiaceae, Linaceae, Malvaceae, Plantaginaceae, Poaceae, Podocarpaceae, Polygonaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Rutaceae, Schrophulariaceae, Solanaceae, Verbenaceae [MNA25.1, 85]

Autographa jota (Linnaeus, 1758)

EU. See [About maps] Rusovaskiyökkönen Plain Golden Y
Phalaena jota Linnaeus, 1758; Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 513
Phalaena protea Stoll, [1782]; in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (32-32): 244, pl. 400, f. M, index 251, TL: "Surinam" [error, = Europe]
Noctua inscripta Esper, 1787; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (42-44): 229 (1791), 1 (34): pl. 113 (1787), f. 5
Phytometra iota var. gammaaurina Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 256
Plusia percontationis Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 181
Chrysodeixis aurigutta Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett.: (unn. repl. Phalaena protea Stoll, 1782)
Plusia ancora Freyer, 1832; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 1 : 89, pl 47, TL: Sonthofen
Plusia bartholomaeii Ménétriés, 1859; Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb., 17: 315, TL: "Lankoran"
Plusia jota var. baltica Speyer, 1875; Stett. ent. Ztg. 36: 103, TL: Danzig
Autographa jota, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Autographa jota, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Autographa jota, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Autographa jota, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Autographa jota ; [NE10: 227, pl. 15, f. 37-40, gen. 253, 318]

800x552 (~58Kb) Littleborough, England, 22.6.1998, Photo © Ian Kimber

600x392 (~31Kb) FINLAND: Eckerö, m 19.7.1969, Dölle leg.

Larva on Galeopsis sp., Lamium sp.

Flight from latter half of June to July.

A. j. anatolica (Schwingenschuss, 1938)

S.Balkans, SW.Asia, Turkey, Caucasus, NW.Iran Phytometra jota anatolica Schwingenschuss, 1938; Ent. Rdsch. 55: 455, TL: Inner Anatolia
Autographa jota anatolica ; [NE10, 160, 228]

Autographa amurica (Staudinger, 1892)

SE.Siberia. See [About maps] Plusia pulchrina var. amurica Staudinger, 1892; in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid., 6: 549, TL: Amurland
Autographa amurica ; [NE10, 160]

Autographa mappa (Grote & Robinson, 1868)

Newfoundland - British Columbia, Quebec, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Michigan, Wisconsin, Cascades (Washington, Oregon), Colorado. See [About maps] Plusia mappa Grote & Robinson, 1868; Trans. Am. ent. Soc., 2: 204, TL: Canada
Autographa mappa ; [NACL, #8912]; [MNA25.1: 85, f. 2a, h, 31, pl. 2, f. 13, pl. D, f. 4, pl. M, f. 1]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Urtica lyallii, Vaccinium sp. [MNA25.1, 86]

Autographa pulchrina (Haworth, 1809)

EU, Caucasus, W.Siberia?, Altai. See [About maps] Kirjovaskiyökkönen Beautiful Golden Y
Phytometra iota var. pulchrina Haworth, 1809; Lepid. Britannica (2): 256, TL: Great Britain
Plusia v-aureum Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 339
Plusia pulchrina var. gammoides Speyer, 1875; Stett. ent. Ztg. 36: 103 (preocc. Plusia gammoides Blanchard, 1852)

= Autographa buraetica (Staudinger, 1892); [MNA25.1, 86]

Plusia pulchrina var. percontatrix Aurivillius, 1891; Nordens Fjärilar. Handbok I: 181
Autographa pulchrina, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Autographa pulchrina, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Autographa pulchrina, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Autographa pulchrina, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Autographa pulchrina ; [NE10: 225, pl. 15, f. 29-32, gen. 246-248, 313-316]

500x647 (~50Kb) FINLAND: Kl: Parikkala, 683:64, 1.7.1997, Photo © Markku Savela

500x568 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 18-25.6.1988, f 2.7.1973, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from latter half of June to July.

Larva on Scirpus silvaticus, Betula sp., Sorbus aucuparia, Vaccinium myrtillus, V. uliginosum, Trollius europaeus, Solidago virgaurea

Autographa buraetica (Staudinger, 1892)

Fennoscandia, N.European Russia, Baltia, Poland, Siberia, Mongolia, N.China, Kamchatka - N.Korea, Japan, Alaska, Yukon. See [About maps] Plusia pulchrina var. buraetica Staudinger, 1892; Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 5: 270, TL: [Mongolia,] Kentei
Autographa buraetica, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Autographa buraetica, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Autographa buraetica, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Autographa buraetica ; Lafontaine, 1986, J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 162; [MNA25.1: 86, f. 31, pl. 2, f. 14, 15, pl. D, f. 5, pl. M, f. 2]; [NE10: 227, pl. 15, f. 33-36, gen. 249-252, 317]

600x392 (~35Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 25-1.7.1977, Markku Savela leg.

Autographa mandarina (Freyer, 1845)

Fennoscandia, Baltia, Poland, N.European Russia, Belarus, Siberia. See [About maps] Siperianvaskiyökkönen
Plusia mandarina Freyer, 1845; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 : 164, pl. 479, f. 4, TL: Ural Mts.
Plusia interscalaris Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]; Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 (43): (ix) pl. 99, f. 510
Plusia interscalaris Eversmann, 1857; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 30 (1): 119 (preocc. Plusia interscalaris Herrich-Schäffer, 1855), TL: Urals; Altai
Plusia typinota Butler, 1878; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 1: 201, TL: Japan, Yokohama
Plusia obscura Oberthür, 1884; Etudes d'Entomologie, 10: 27, pl. 3, f. 13, TL: Sidemi
Autographa mandarina, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Autographa mandarina ; [NE10: 224, pl. 15, f. 24-28, gen. 245, 312]

500x568 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 29-4.8.1989, f 12-21.7.1988, Markku Savela leg.

Larva on Cirsium, Taraxacum, Lamium, Plantago, Urtica [NE10, 225]

Flight from August to September.

Autographa pseudogamma (Grote, 1875)

Labrador, Newfoundland, New England - British Columbia, Yukon, W.Alaska, Rocky Mountains, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nevada. See [About maps] Plusia pseudogamma Grote, 1875; Canad. Ent. 7: 203, TL: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
Phytometra pseudogamma ab. freya Strand, 1917; Arch. Naturgesch. 82 A (2): 49, TL: Newfoundland, Canada

= ; [NACL, #8913]

Autographa pseudogamma, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Autographa pseudogamma ; [NACL, #8913]; [MNA25.1: 87, f. 32, pl. 2, f. 16-18, pl. D, f. 6, pl. M, f. 3]; [NE10, 160]

Autographa v-alba Ottolengui, 1902

S.British Columbia, Alberta, Washington, NE.Oregon, Idaho, N.Wyoming, Utah (Wasatch Mts.). See [About maps] Autographa v-alba Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 10: 73, pl. 6, f. 2, TL: Yellowstone Park, Wyoming
Autographa v-alba ; [NACL, #8921]; [MNA25.1: 87, f. 33, pl. 2, f. 19-20, pl. D, f. 7, pl. M, f. 4]; [NE10, 160]

Autographa speciosa Ottolengui, 1902

S.British Columbia (Vancouver Is.), California?, Oregon?. See [About maps] Autographa speciosa Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 10: 73, pl. 6, f. 9, TL: British Columbia, Vancouver [Island?]
Autographa speciosa ; [NACL, #8919]; [MNA25.1: 87, f. 33, pl. 2, f. 21-22, pl. D, f. 8, pl. M, f. 5]; [NE10, 160]

Autographa bimaculata (Stephens, 1830)

S.Canada, W.Canada, New England, New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, W.Pennsylvania, Colorado, N.New Mexico, South Dakota. See [About maps] Plusia bimaculata Stephens, 1830; Ill. Br. Ent., (Haustellata) 3 (2): 130
Plusia u-brevis Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 341, TL: New York

= ; [NACL, #8911]

Phytometra bimaculata ab. adapa Strand, 1917; Arch. Naturgesch. 82 A (2): 49, TL: Canada

= ; [NACL, #8911]

Autographa bimaculata, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
adapta ; [NACL, 130 (missp.)]
Autographa bimaculata ; [NACL, #8911]; [MNA25.1: 88, f. 3a, 34, pl. 2, f. 23-24, pl. D, f. 9, pl. M, f. 6]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Taraxacum officinale, Plantago major, Urtica dioica [MNA25.1, 88]

Autographa macrogamma (Eversmann, 1842)

Fennoscandia, N.European Russia, Siberia, Mongolia. See [About maps] Isovaskiyökkönen
Plusia macrogamma Eversmann, 1842; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 15 (3): 554, TL: [Russia] Bashkiria, Urals
Plusia sevastina Freyer, 1845; Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 pl. 455, f. 5, TL: "Lappland"
Autographa macrogamma, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Autographa macrogamma, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Autographa macrogamma ; [NE10: 229, pl. 15, f. 41-44, gen. 254, 319]

500x582 (~44Kb) FINLAND: Om: Perho, Jänkä, 7020:376, m 4.7.1971; Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, f 11.7.1968, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of June to beginning of August.

Larva on Trollius europaeus, Sorbus aucuparia

Autographa corusca (Strecker, 1885)

Alaska - British Columbia - N.California, E.Quebec. See [About maps] Plusia corusca Strecker, 1885; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 37 (13): 178, TL: Colorado [error?]
Autographa corusca, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Autographa corusca ; [NACL, #8918]; [MNA25.1: 80, f. 35, pl. 2, f. 25-26, pl. E, f. 1, pl. M, f. 7]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Alnus sp., Salvia leucophylla? [MNA25.1, 89]

Autographa labrosa (Grote, 1875)

California. See [About maps] Plusia labrosa Grote, 1875; : 207, TL: Saucalito [Sausalito, Marin Co.], California
Autographa labrosa, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Autographa labrosa ; [NACL, #8920]; [MNA25.1: 90, f. 35, pl. 2, f. 27, pl. E, f. 2, pl. M, f. 8]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Scrophularia californica [MNA25.1, 90]

Autographa ampla (Walker, [1858])

S.Canada - New Mexico, Arizon, NE.Nevada, California, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. See [About maps] Plusia ampla Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 910, TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson Bay, Ontario
Plusia alterna Strecker, 1885; Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 37 (13): 178, TL: Colorado

= ; [NACL, #8923]

Autographa ampla, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Autographa ampla, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Autographa ampla ; [NACL, #8923]; [MNA25.1: 91, f. 37, pl. 2, f. 30-31, pl. 4, f. 11, pl. E, f. 4, pl. N, f. 2]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Alnus sp., Betula spp., Salix sp., Populus balsamifera, P. tremuloides, Prunus sp., Amelanchier florida, Shepherdia canadensis, Viburnum cassinoides [MNA25.1, 91]

Autographa pasiphaeia (Grote, 1873)

S.Washington - California. See [About maps] Plusia pasiphaeia Grote, 1873; Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci., 1: 146, pl. 4, f. 1, TL: California
Autographa pasiphaeia, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Autographa pasiphaeia ; [NACL, #8915]; [MNA25.1: 92, f. 38, pl. 2, f. 32-33, pl. E, f. 5, pl. N, f. 3]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Stachys ajugoides, S. rigida [MNA25.1, 92]

Autographa bractea (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

EU, W.Siberia - Altai, N.Caucasus, N.Turkey, N.Iran. See [About maps] Laikkupronssiyökkönen Gold Spangle
Noctua bractea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 314, TL: Vienna region
Phalaena securis Villers, 1789; Caroli Linn. Ent., 2: 271, pl. 5, f. 10, TL: Europe
Autographa bractea, Svenska fjärilar [SVF]
Autographa bractea, Norges Sommerfugler [NORLEP]
Autographa bractea, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Autographa bractea, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Autographa bractea ; [NE10: 232, pl. 16, f. 5-8, gen. 256, 321]

500x347 (~25Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 26-1.8.1981, Markku Savela leg.

500x580 (~42Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 28-4.7.1980, f 4.7.1973, Markku Savela leg.

Flight in July

Larva on Urtica dioeca, Anthriscus silvestris

Autographa excelsa (Kretschmar, 1862)

Baltia, S.Finland, Tatra Mts., N.European Russia, Siberia, Korea, Japan. See [About maps] Idänpronssiyökkönen
Plusia excelsa Kretschmar, 1862; Berl. Ent. Ztschr. 6: 135, pl. 1, f. 5, TL: St. Petersburg
Plusia metabractea Butler, 1881; Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1881: 190, TL: Tokyo
Phytometra parabractea Hampson, 1913; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus., 13: 551, pl. 239, f. 3
Autographa excelsa ; [NE10: 231, pl. 16, f. 1-4, gen. 255, 320]

900x600 (~150Kb) Russia, Moscow, 11.8.2004, Photo © D. Smirnov

768x768 (~119Kb) Russia, Moscow, 11.8.2004, Photo © D. Smirnov

500x558 (~43Kb) FINLAND: Ka: Virolahti, 671:53, m 5-11.8.1995, f 29-4.8.1995, Markku Savela leg.

Flight from end of July to August.

Larva on Urtica, (and Compositae) [NE10, 231]

Autographa metallica (Grote, 1875)

British Columbia - Alaska, S.Alberta, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, W.Montana. See [About maps] Plusia metallica Grote, 1875; Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 2: 311, TL: California
Plusia scapularis H. Edwards, 1882; Papilio 2: 127, TL: Washington Territory

= ; [NACL, #8917]

Plusia lenzii French, 1889; Can. Ent. 21: 161, TL: Siskyon[sic], California

= ; [NACL, #8917]

Plusia lenzi Smith, 1893; Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus, no. 44: 253 (unj. emend.)
Phytometra metallica ab. kasloensis Strand, 1917; Arch. Naturgesch. 82 A (2): 50, TL: Kaslo, British Columbia
Autographa metallica, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Autographa metallica ; [NACL, #8917]; [MNA25.1: 90, f. 36, pl. 2, f. 28-29, pl. E, f. 3, pl. N, f. 1]; [NE10, 160]

Misidentified/misapplied:

bractea Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Grote, 1874

Autographa aemula (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)

Alps, S.France, NE.Turkey, Caucasus. See [About maps] Noctua aemula Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 314, TL: Vienna district
Noctua lumina Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum, 2: 161, TL: Vienna
Phalaena chrysomelas Borkhausen, 1792; Naturges. Eur. Schmett., 4: 778, TL: Germany
?Phytometra aemula ab. altaretensis Testout, 1932; Bull. Soc. Linn. Lyon (N.S.) 1: 91
Phytometra aemula elongata Alberti, 1969; Dt. Ent. Z., N.F, 16: 198, pl. 2, f. 3, TL: Caucasus, Tschutschurtal
Autographa aemula, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Autographa aemula ; [NE10: 230, pl. 15, f. 45-48, gen. 257, 322]

Larva on Leontodon, Hieracium, Plantago, Trifolium [NE10, 230]

Autographa rubida Ottolengui, 1902

S.Canada, Maine - N.Minnesota. See [About maps] Autographa rubidus Ottolengui, 1902; J. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 10: 67, pl. 6, f. 4, TL: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Autographa rubidus ; [POOLE, 147]
Autographa rubida ; [NACL, #8909]; [MNA25.1: 92, f. 39, pl. 2, f. 34-35, pl. 4, f. 10, pl. E, f. 6, pl. N, f. 4]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on (reared on) Taraxacum officinale [MNA25.1, 93]

Autographa sansoni Dod, 1910

Alberta, British Columbia, N.Oregon, Idaho, W.Montana, Wyomin, New Mexico. See [About maps] Autographa sansoni Dod, 1910; Can. Ent. 42: 349, TL: Banff, Alberta
Autographa sansoni; [MNA25.1: 93, f. 39, pl. 2, f. 36-37, pl. E], TL: f. 7, pl. N, f. 5;#
Autographa sansoni ; [NACL, #8910]; [NE10, 160]

Autographa flagellum (Walker, [1858])

S.Canada, Maine, Michigan, Wisconsin. See [About maps] Plusia flagellum Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 909, TL: St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson Bay, Ontario
Plusia monodon Grote, 1875; Canad. Ent. 7: 202, TL: Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia

= ; [NACL, #8916]

Plusia insolita Smith, 1895; Ent. News, 6: pl. 15, f. 17, TL: Calgary, Alberta

= ; [NACL, #8916]

Plusia insolita Smith, 1896; Ent. News, 7: 30 (descr.)
Autographa flagellum ; [NACL, #8916]; [MNA25.1: 93, f. 40, pl. 2, f. 38-39, pl. E, f. 8, pl. N, f. 6]; [NE10, 160]

Larva on Helianthus sp., Liatris sp. [MNA25.1, 94]

Autographa crypta Dufay, 1973

Nepal. See [About maps] Autographa crypta Dufay, 1973; Ergeb. Forsch. Nepal. Himalayay 4 (3): 391, TL: Nepal, Mustangbhot
Autographa crypta ; [NE10, 160]

Autographa khinjana Wiltshire, 1961

Afghanistan. See [About maps] Autographa v-aureum khinjana Wiltshire, 1961; Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SW-Deutschl. 19(3): 349, TL: Afghanistan, Badakhshan, Khinjan Valley, Ferusch Tagan
Autographa khinjana ; [NE10, 160]

Autographa purpureofusa (Hampson, 1894)

Sikkim, Burma. See [About maps] Plusia purpureofusa Hampson, 1894; Fauna Br. India (Moths) 2: 570, TL: Sikkim; Burma, Bernardmyo
Autographa purpureofusa ; [NE10, 160]

Autographa v-minus (Oberthür, 1884)

SE.Siberia. See [About maps] Plusia v-minus Oberthür, 1884; Etudes d'Entomologie, 10: 27, pl. 3, f. 12, TL: Sidemi
Autographa y-minus Chou & Lu, 1979; Entomotaxonomia 1: 18
Autographa yminus ;
Autographa y-minus ; [NE10, 160]

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References:

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[BAMONA]

Paul Opler, Harry Pavulaan, Ray Stanford, Michael Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node

[Bruce Walsh]

Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizon

[D. Smirnov]

Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov

[ESP]

Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254

[HBN]

Francis Hemming, 1937; HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2

[Ian Kimber]

http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/

[LAMAS-NEO]

Gerardo Lamas; Bibliography of butterflies; An Annocated Bibliography of the Neotropical Butterflies and Skipper (Lepididoptera: Papilionoidea and Hesperioidea); Revised Electronic Edition (2007)

[MBE]

Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/

[MNA25.1]

Lafontaine & Poole; The Moths of America North of Mexico; Fascicle 25.1; NOCTUOIDEA; Noctuidae, Plusiinae

[Michael Borsch]

Geesthacht, Germany; contact through; e-mail: Francisco Welter-Schultes

[NACL]

Hodges, Ronald W. (ed.), 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico

[NE10]

Goater, Ronkay & Fibiger, 2003; Catocalinae & Plusiinae - Noctuidae Europaeae; Volume 10, 252pp

[NOCTS]

Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: teichlin@cdfa.ca.gov Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: skinnee@cdfa.ca.gov Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp

[NORLEP]

Norges Sommerfugler

[POOLE]

Poole, R. W, 1989; Noctuidae; Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series, Fasc. 118)

[SVF]

Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)

[Tero Piirainen]

Tampere, Finland; e-mail: Tero Piirainen

Some related literature:

Alberti, 1969

Neue oder bemerkenswerte Lepidoptera-formen aus den Grossen Kaukasus Dt. Ent. Z., N.F, 16: 189-203, 3pls

Alphéraky, 1887

Diagnosen einiger neuer centralasiatischer Lepidopteren Stett. Ent. Ztg. 48: 161-171

Aurivillius, 1891

Sveriges, Norges, Danmarks och Finlands. Macrolepidoptera Nordens Fjärilar. Handbok I: 277pp, Lii, 49pls (1888-1891)

Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852

Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Sixiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 2 Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 443pp

Borkhausen, 1792

Naturgeschichte der Europaischen Schmetterlinge nach Systematischer Ordnung, 4: Naturges. Eur. Schmett., 4: -

Bryk, 1942

Zur Kenntnis der Großschmetterlinge der Kurilen Dt. Ent. Zeit. Iris, 56: 3-113 [?-90], 4fgs, 2pls

Butler, 1878

Descriptions of new species of Heterocera from Japan. Part II. Noctuites Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (5) 1: 77-85, 161-169, 192-204, 287-295

Butler, 1881

Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera from Japan Trans. Ent. Soc. London 1881: 1-23, 171-200, 579-600

Chou & Lu, 1979

Eight new species of Plusiinae and revision of some of its known species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) Acta ent. sinica 22 (1): 61-72

Chou & Lu, 1979

Two new genera and four new species of Plusiinae and revision of some of its known species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Entomotaxonomia 1: 15-22

Dod, 1910

A new Autographa from the Alberta Rockies Can. Ent. 42: 349-350

Dufay, 1973

Les Plusiinae des expeditions allemandes aus Nepal de 1955 a 1967 (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) Ergeb. Forsch. Nepal. Himalayay 4 (3): 389-400

H. Edwards, 1882

Descriptions of new species of North American Heterocera Papilio 2: 123-130

H. Edwards, 1886

Apparently new forms of N. American Heterocera Ent. Amer. 2: 165-171

Esper, 1787

Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 1 (29): 1-16, pl. 80-85 (Noct. 1-6) (1786), 1 (30): 17-32, pl. 86-91 (Noct. 7-12) (1786), 1 (31): 33-48, pl. 92-97 (Noct. 13-18) (1787), 1 (32): 49-64, pl. 98-103 (Noct. 19-24) (1787), 1 (33): 65-80, pl. 104-109 (Noct. 25-30) (1787), 1 (34): 81-96, pl. 110-115 (Noct. 31-36) (1787), 1 (35): 97-112, pl. 116-121 (Noct. 37-42) (1787), 1 (36-37): 113-144, pl. 122-133 (Noct. 43-54) (1788), 1 (38): 145-160, pl. 134-139 (Noct. 55-60) (1788), 1 (39): 161-176, pl. 140-145 (Noct. 61-66) (1789), 1 (40): 177-192, pl. 146-151 (Noct. 67-72) (1790), 1 (41): 193-208, pl. 152-155, 99B, 105B (Noct. 73-76) (1790), 1 (42-44): 209-320, pl. 156-167, 117a (Noct. 77-88) (1791), 1 (45-46): 321-352, pl. 168-177, 125b, 125c (Noct. 89-98) (1791), 1 (47): 353-372, pl. 178-183 (Noct. 99-104) (1794), 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 373-420, pl. 184-186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796), 2 (Abs. 1) (49-50): 421-464, pl. 187-191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798), 2 (Abs. 1) (51): 465-496, pl. [192],[193] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]), 2 (Abs. 1) (52): 497-536, pl. 194-195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804), 2 (Abs. 1) (53): 537-632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804), 2 (Abs. 1) (54): 633-698, pl. 197-198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805)

Eversmann, 1842

Quaedam Lepidopterorum. Species novae, in Rossia Orientali observatae, nunc descriptae et depictae Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 15 (3): 543-565, 1pl

Eversmann, 1857

Les noctuélites de la Russie Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 30 (1): 48-150

French, 1889

Some Texas, Arizona, and California moths Can. Ent. 21: 161-163

Freyer, 1832

Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur. (1-16) Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 1 : 1-80 (1831), 81-162 (1832), 163-182 (1833)

Freyer, 1845

Neuere Beiträge zur Schmetterlingskunde mit Abbildungen nach der Natur. (65-80) Neuere Beitr. Schmett. 5 : 1-40 (1842), 41-92 (1844), 93-164 (1845)

Grote, 1873

Descriptions of Noctuidae principally from California Bull. Buffalo Soc. nat. Sci., 1: 129-155

Grote, 1875

On the genus Agrotis with additions to the "List of North American Noctuidae" Bull. Buffalo Soc. Nat. Sci. 2: 301-312

Grote, 1875

On North American species of Plusia Canad. Ent. 7: 202-205

Grote & Robinson, 1868

Descriptions of American Lepidoptera. - no. 4 Trans. Am. ent. Soc., 2: 179-206, 2pls

Hampson, 1894

Fauna of British India including Ceylon and Burma Fauna Br. India (Moths) 2: 609pp

Haworth, 1809

Lepidoptera Britannica, sistens digestimen novam lepidopterorum quae in Magna Britannica reperiunter ... adjunguntur dissertationes variae ad historiam naturalam spectantes Lepid. Britannica (1): 1-136 (1803), (2): 137-376 ([1809]), (3): 377-512 ([1811]), (4): 513-609 (1828)

Herrich-Schäffer, [1850]

Systematische Bearbeitung der Schmetterlinge von Europa, zugleich als Text, Revision und Supplement zu J. Hübner's Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge, Die Schwärmer, Spinner und Eulen, (1843-) 1845 (-1855) Syst. Bearb. Schmett. Europ. 2 Text, (ii) Plate _Hepialides_, (iii) Plate _Cossides_, (iv) Plate _Hepialides and Cossides_, (v) Plates _Zygaenides_, (vi) Plates _Sesiides_, (vii) Plates _Sphingides_, (viii) Plates _Bombycides_, (ix) Plates _Noctuides_, (x) Plate _Nycteolidae_, (1): (v) pl. 1-2, f. 1-18, (viii) pl. 1-2, f. 1-12, (ix) pl. 1-2, f. 1-11 (1843), (2): (vii) pl. 1, f. 1-3, (ix) pl. 3, f. 12-16 (1843), (6): (ii) pl. 1, f. 1-5, (v) pl. 3-6, f. 19-49, (viii) pl. 3-4, f. 13-22 (1844), (7): (v) pl. 7, f. 50-56, (vii) pl. 2, f. 4-6 (1844), (9): (viii) pl. 5-9, f. 23-46, (ix) pl. 4-8, f. 17-40 (1844), (10): (ix) pl. 9-13, f. 41-64 (1845), (11): (ix) pl. 14-23, f. 65-114 (1845), (13): [1], 2-24 (1846), (14): 25-48, (iii) pl. 1, f. 1-6, (v) pl. 8-9, f. 57-70 (1846), (15): (v) pl. 10-11, f. 71-84, (viii) pl. 10-16, f. 47-84, (ix) pl. 24-28, f. 115-140 (1846), (17): 49-88, (vi) pl. 1-8, f. 1-46 (1846), (18): 89-104, (ix) pl. 29-38, f. 141-194 (1846), (19): (ix) pl. 39-52, f. 195-264 (1846), (21): 105-128, (v) pl. 12-13, f. 85-95, (vii) pl. 3-4, f. 7-13, (viii) pl. 17-22, f. 85-123 (1847), (23): 129-152, (ix) pl. 53-62, f. 265-316 (1847), (25): (ix) pl. 63-69, f. 317-356 (1847), (26): 153-166 (1847), (31): (viii) pl. 23-27, f. 124-147 (1848), (32): (vi) pl. 9, f. 47-63 (1848), (35): 167-190 (1848), (37): 191-214, (ix) pl. 70-76, f. 357-393 (1849), (38): 215-238, (ix) pl. 77-82, f. 394-425, pl. 85-87, f. 436-450 (1849), (41): 239-286, (viii) pl. 28, f. 148-150, (ix) pl. 83-84, f. 426-435, pl. 88-92, f. 451-475 (1850), (43): (ix) pl. 93-99, f. 476-511 (1850), (44): 287-326 (1850), (45): 327-334, (ix) pl. 101-102, f. 516-525 (1850), (47): 335-450, (v) pl. 14, f. 96-101, (vi) pl. 10, f. 54-59 (1851), (49): (v) pl. 15-16, f. 102-113, (ix) pl. 100, f. 512-515, pl. 103, f. 526-530 (1851), (50): (viii) pl. 29-31, f. 151-165, (ix) pl. 104-108, f. 527-551 (1851), (51): (iv) pl. 2, f. 7-10, (ix) pl. 109-110, f. 552-562 (1851), (52): (ix) pl. 111-113, f. 563-579 (1851), (54): (ix) pl. 114-118, f. 580-606, pl. 120-121, f. 614-625 (1852), (56): (ix) pl. 119, f. 607-613, pl. 122-124, f. 626-641 (1852), (59): (viii) pl. 32, f. 166-170, (x) pl. 1, f. 1-5 (1853), (67): (index) 2-64 (1855)

Hübner, [1821]

Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])

Klyuchko, 1984

New and little known species of the noctuid moths of the genus Autographa Hbn. (Lepidotpera, Noctuidae) Rev. Ent. USSR (Ent. Oboz.) 63 (1): 126-135 (in Russian)

Kretschmar, 1862

Zwei neue Europäische Schmetterlinge Berl. Ent. Ztschr. 6: 135-137

Lafontaine, 1986

Identity of "Autographa" ottolenguii Dyar and occurrence of Autographa buraetica (Staudinger) in North America J. Lep. Soc. 40 (3): 158-163

Linnaeus, 1758

Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Clases, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Symonymis, Locis. Tomis I. 10th Edition Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: -

Ménétriés, 1859

Sur les Lépidoptéres de Lankoran et de Talyche Bull. phys.-math. Acad. Sci. St. Pétersb., 17: 313-316

Oberthür, 1884

Lépidoptères de l'Asie Orientale Etudes d'Entomologie, 10: 13-35, 3pls

Ottolengui, 1902

Plusia and allied genera with descriptions of new species J. N.Y. Entomol. Soc. 10: 57-77, 4pls

Schwingenschuss, 1938

A. Sechster beitrag zur Lepidopterenfauna Inner-Anatoliens Ent. Rdsch. 55: 181-184, 199-202, 223-226, 299-300, 337-340, 411-412, 454-457,435,455

Sepp, 1855

Natuurlijke Historie van Surinaamsche Vlinders, naar het leven geteekend. Papillons de Surinam dessinés d'après nature Surinaam. Vlinders 1 (1): 1-16, pl. 1-4 ([1829]), 1 (2): 17-24, pl. 5-8 ([1829]), 1 (3): 25-32, pl. 9-12 ([1830]), 1 (4): 33-40, pl. 13-16 ([1830]), 1 (5): 41-48, pl. 17-20 ([1832]), 1 (6): 49-56, pl. 21-24 ([1832-1840]), 1 (7): 57-64, pl. 25-28 ([1832-1840]), 1 (8): 65-72, pl. 29-32 ([1840]), 1 (9): 73-80, pl. 33-36 ([1841]), 1 (10): 81-88, pl. 37-40 ([1841]), 1 (11): 89-96, pl. 41-44 ([1842]), 1 (12): 97-104, pl. 45-48 ([1842]), 1 (13): i-viii, 105-108, pl. 49-50 ([1843]), 2 (13): 109-112, pl. 51-52 ([1843]), 2 (14): 113-120, pl. 53-56 ([1843]), 2 (15): 121-128, pl. 57-60 ([1844]), 2 (16): 129-136, pl. 61-64 ([1844]), 2 (17): 137-144, pl. 65-68 ([1845]), 2 (18): 145-152, pl. 69-72 ([1845]), 2 (19): 169-176, pl. 73-76 ([1845]), 2 (20): 177-184, pl. 77-80 ([1846]), 2 (21): 185-192, pl. 81-84 ([1847]), 2 (22): 193-200, pl. 85-88 ([1846]), 2 (23): 201-208, pl. 89-92 ([1847]), 2 (24): 209-216, pl. 93-96 ([1847]), 2 (25): i-iv, 217-224, pl. 97-100 ([1847]) , 3 (26): 225-232, pl. 101-104 ([1848]), 3 (27): 233-240, pl. 105-108 ([1848]), 3 (28): 241-248, pl. 109-112 ([1848]), 3 (29): 249-256, pl. 113-116 ([1849]), 3 (30): 257-264, pl. 117-120 ([1849]), 3 (31): 265-272, pl. 121-124 ([1850]), 3 (32): 273-280, pl. 125-128 ([1850]), 3 (33): 281-288, pl. 129-132 ([1851]), 3 (34): 289-296, pl. 133-136 ([1851]), 3 (35): 297-304, pl. 137-140 ([1851]), 3 (36): 305-312, pl. 141-144 ([1851]), 3 (37): 313-320, pl. 145-148 ([1852]), 3 (38): i-viii, 321-328, pl. 149-152 ([1852])

Smith, 1893

A Catalogue Bibliographical and Synonymical of the Species of Moths of the Lepidopterous Superfamily Noctuidae found in Boreal America Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus, no. 44: 424pp

Smith, 1895

Descriptions of new species of Noctuidae Ent. News, 6: 332-340, 1pl

Smith, 1896

Descriptions of new species of Noctuidae Ent. News, 7: 26-31

Speyer, 1875

Europäischer-amerikanische verwandtschaften Stett. ent. Ztg. 36: 97-127, 131-175

Staudinger, 1892

Lepidopteren des Kentei-Gebirges Dt. Ent. Z. Iris, 5: 300-393

Staudinger, 1892

Die Macrolepidopteren des Amurgebiets. I. Theil. Rhopalocera, Sphinges, Bombyces, Noctuae in Romanoff, Mém. Lépid., 6: 83-658, pl. 4-14

Stephens, 1830

Illustrations of British Entomology; or, a synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions; with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, as far as practicable Ill. Br. Ent., (Haustellata) 3 (1): 1-96, pl. 25-27 (1829), (2): 97-136, pl. 28-31 (1830), (3): 137-337, pl. 32 (1831)

Stoll, [1782]

Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) in Cramer, Uitl. Kapellen 4 (26b-28): 29-90, pl. 305-336 (1780), (29-31): 91-164, pl. 337-372 (1781), (32-32): 165-252, 1-29, pl. 373-400 (1782)

Strecker, 1885

Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philad. 37 (12): 174-176, (13): 177-179

Walker, [1858]

List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 1-252 (1856), 10: 253-492 ([1857]), 11: 493-764 (1857), 12: 765-982 ([1858]), 13: 983-1236 ([1858]), 14: 1237-1520 (1858), 15: 1521-1888 (1858)

Wiltshire, 1961

Ergebnisse der Deutschen Afghanistanexpedition 1956 der Landessammlungen fur Naturkunde Karlsruhe. Beitr. naturk. Forsch. SW-Deutschl. 19(3): 337-371, pl.

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