Autographa mappa

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.

Autographa mappa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Autographa
Species:
A. mappa
Binomial name
Autographa mappa
Grote & Robinson, 1868
Synonyms
  • Plusia mappa

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
    • 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.


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