Autographa pseudogamma

Autographa pseudogamma, the delicate silver Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to coastal northern Alaska, south in the east to New England and in the western mountains to New Mexico, Arizona and California. It is also found in the Cypress Hills and the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Autographa pseudogamma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Autographa
Species:	A. pseudogamma
Binomial name
Autographa pseudogamma Grote, 1875
Synonyms
Plusia pseudogamma

The wingspan is 40–45 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is a single generation per year.

References

• Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Autographa pseudogamma". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "931196.00 – 8913 – Autographa pseudogamma – (Grote, 1875)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "Autographa pseudogamma (Grote 1875)". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 16, 2020.