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.
| Delicate silver Y | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Autographa |
| Species: | A. pseudogamma
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| Binomial name | |
| Autographa pseudogamma Grote, 1875
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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
edit- 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.
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