Autographa rubida

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Autographa rubida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Autographa
Species:
A. rubida
Binomial name
Autographa rubida
Synonyms
  • Autographa rubidus

Autographa rubida is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1902. It is found from Newfoundland west across southern Canada to south-eastern British Columbia, south to Maine, and Minnesota.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing in June depending on the location. There is a single generation per year.

The larval food plants are unknown, but larvae have been reared on Taraxacum officinale.

References[edit]

  • Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Autographa rubida". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
  • "931206.00 – 8909 – Autographa rubidus – Ottolengui, 1902". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.