| Wavy chestnut Y | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Autographa |
| Species: | A. mappa
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| Binomial name | |
| Autographa mappa | |
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Autographa mappa, the wavy chestnut Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1868. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west across the wooded portions of Canada to Vancouver Island, south in the east to Maine, New Hampshire and Wisconsin, and in the western mountains south to Colorado and Oregon.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Urtica and Vaccinium species.
References
References
- Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Autographa mappa". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- "931194.00 – 8912 – Autographa mappa – Wavy Chestnut Y Moth – (Grote & Robinson, 1868)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
- Elliott, Lynette (September 1, 2014). "Species Autographa mappa - Wavy Chestnut Y - Hodges#8912". BugGuide. Retrieved November 16, 2020.