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  1. United Kingdom
  2. Autographa gamma
Autographa gamma(Linnaeus, 1758)
  1. Noctuidae
  2. Plusiinae
  3. Plusiini
  4. Plusiina
  5. Autographa
  6.  gamma
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TL: Europe

Habitat

  • Deciduous forests
  • Fields
  • Gardens
  • Meadows
  • Riparian forest_OK

Similar species

  • Autographa buraetica
  • Autographa jota
  • Autographa macrogamma
  • Autographa mandarina
  • Autographa pulchrina
  • Cornutiplusia circumflexa
  • Ctenoplusia (C.) limbirena
  • Trichoplusia ni
MU
FU

35-40 mm

  • Austria
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Italy
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Russia
  • Spain
  • Ukraine
Regional distr. - legend
Phenogram based on the literature
  • Local names
  • LanguageVernacular name
    CatalàCuc gris de les hortes
    ČeskyKovolesklec gama
    DanskGammaugle
    DeutschGamma-Eule
    DeutschGammaeule
    Eesti keelLina-tähtöölane
    EnglishSilver Y
    EspañolNoctuido gamma
    EspañolPlusia Gamma
    FaroeseGammavongur
    FrançaisGamma
    HrvatskiSovica gama
    ÍslenskaGammaygla
    ItalianoNottua gamma
    LatviešuLinu krāšņpūcīte
    LietuviųGaminis žvilgūnas
    MagyarGamma bagolylepke
    NederlandsGamma uil
    NederlandsGamma-uil
    NorskGammafly
    PolskiBłyszczka jarzynówka
    PortuguêsNóctua gama
    PortuguêsY-de-prata
    SlovenčinaMora gama
    SuomeksiGammayökkönen
    SvenskaGammafly
    TürkçeGümüş gamma
    БеларускаяСоўка гама
    БългарскиГамозначна нощенка
    РусскийМеталловидка гамма
    РусскийМеталловидка-гамма
    РусскийСовка-гамма
    РусскийСовка-гамма, металловидка-гамма, льняная совка
    УкраїнськаСовка гамма
    中文丫纹夜蛾
    日本語ガマキンウワバ
    한국어비녀은무늬밤나방
    ייִדישפלוסית גמה
    العربيةY الفضة
  • Primary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    AmaryllidaceaeAllium cepaOnion
    ApiaceaeDaucus carotaCarrot
    AsteraceaeArtemisia campestrisField Wormwood
    AsteraceaeArtemisia vulgarisCommon Mugwort
    AsteraceaeCichoriumChicory
    AsteraceaeCirsium arvenseCreeping Thistle
    AsteraceaeHelianthus annuusCommon sunflower
    AsteraceaeHieraciumHawkweed
    AsteraceaeLactuca sativaLettuce
    AsteraceaeSenecio ovatusWood ragwort
    AsteraceaeTanacetum vulgareCommon Tansy
    AsteraceaeTaraxacum officinaleCommon Dandelion
    BrassicaceaeBrassica napusRapeseed
    BrassicaceaeBrassica oleraceaWild cabbage
    BrassicaceaeBrassica rapaNapa cabbage
    BrassicaceaeRaphanus raphanistrumWild radish
    BrassicaceaeSinapis arvensisCharlock
    ChenopodiaceaeBeta vulgarisBeet
    ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulus arvensisField Bindweed
    CrassulaceaeHylotelephium telephiumOrpine
    CucurbitaceaeCucumis sativusCucumber
    CucurbitaceaeCucurbita pepo
    DipsacaceaeKnautia dipsacifolia
    DipsacaceaeSuccisa pratensisDevil's-bit Scabious
    EricaceaeRhododendron ponticumCommon rhododendron
    FabaceaeMedicago sativaAlfalfa
    FabaceaeOnonisRestharrow
    FabaceaePhaseolus vulgarisCommon bean
    FabaceaePisum sativumPea
    FabaceaeTrifolium alexandrinumEgyptian clover
    FabaceaeTrifolium pratenseRed clover
    FabaceaeVicia fabaBroad bean
    LamiaceaeClinopodium nepetaLesser calamint
    LamiaceaeHyssopus officinalisHerb Hyssop
    LamiaceaeLamium galeobdolonYellow archangel
    LamiaceaeMentha pulegiumPennyroyal
    LamiaceaeOcimum basilicumGreat basil
    LamiaceaeSalvia officinalisCommon sage
    LamiaceaeSalvia pratensisMeadow Clary
    LinaceaeLinum usitatissimumFlax
    MalvaceaeMalvaMallow
    PlantaginaceaePlantago lanceolataRibwort Plantain
    PoaceaeZea maysMaize
    PolygonaceaeRumex lunariaCanary Island Sorrel
    SalicaceaeSalix albaWhite Willow
    ScrophulariaceaeVerbascum thapsusGreat Mullein
    SolanaceaeNicotiana glaucaTree tobacco
    SolanaceaeSolanum lycopersicumTomato
    SolanaceaeSolanum tuberosumPotato
    UrticaceaeUrtica dioicaStinging Nettle
    VitaceaeVitis viniferaCommon Grape Vine
  • Secondary hostplants
  • FamilyLatin nameVernacular name
    FabaceaeTrifolium Clover
    UrticaceaeUrticaNettle
  • Synonyms and other combinations
  • Latin nameAuthor
    Autographa messmeriSchadewald, 1992
    Autographa voelkeriSchadewald, 1992
  • Autographa gamma is a member of the clade Autographa gamma:
  • SpeciesAuthor
    Autographa gamma(Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Links
  • LanguageWebsiteAuthors
    African MothsRoy Goff
    Afro MothsJurate De Prins. Willy De Prins
    Butterflies and Moths of Northern IrelandRobert Thompson, Brian Nelson
    Japanese Moths
    Lepiforum e. V.
    Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North AfricaPaolo Mazzei
    Moths and butterflies of SwedenMagnus Unger
    North American Moth Photographers Group
    Plants parasites of EuropeWillem N. Ellis
    Svenska fjärilarBert Gustafsson
    UK MothsIan Kimber

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Adult.

Katarzyna GryśPoland, Polkowice

Adult.

Maciej MatrajPoland, Wołów

Adult.

Marcin SzymończykPoland

Adult.

Marcin PanakPoland, Skierniewice

Adult.

Marek SwadzbaGermany, Weitersburg

Adult.

Jan ZielińskiPoland, Rzyki

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Larva.

Marian PałczyńskiPoland, Lipowy Most

Larva.

Sebastian TyszczukPoland, Warszawa-Górce

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Larva.

Sławomir PietrzykPoland, Warszawa-Wólka Węglowa

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava

Pupa.

Andrej MakaraSlovakia, Rožňava
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