TL: Germany
Habitat
- Dry slopes
- Sunny deciduous forests
- Sunny mixed forests
- Sunny slopes
- Sunny woodland fringes
Similar species
38-46 mm
Regional distr. - legend
- Local names
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Language Vernacular name 
ČeskyKovolesklec hluchavkový 
DanskDet gyldne j 
DeutschJota-Goldeule DeutschJota-Silbereule 
EnglishPlain Golden Y 
FrançaisIota 
LietuviųRudasis žvilgūnas 
MagyarI-betűs aranybagoly 
NederlandsJota uil NederlandsJota-uil 
NorskRødbrunt metallfly 
SlovenčinaMora hluchavková 
SuomeksiRusovaskiyökkönen 
SvenskaViolettrött metallfly 
РусскийМеталловидка йота
- Primary hostplants
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Family Latin name Vernacular name Asteraceae Eupatorium cannabinum Hemp Agrimony Boraginaceae Pulmonaria Lungwort Caprifoliaceae Lonicera caprifolium Perfoliate Honeysuckle Caprifoliaceae Lonicera periclymenum European Honeysuckle Labiateae Galeopsis Hemp-nettle Labiateae Lamium Dead-nettle
- Synonyms and other combinations
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Latin name Author Plusia percontationis Ochsenheimer, 1816 Chrysodeixis aurigutta Hübner, 1821 Plusia ancora Freyer, 1832 Plusia bartholomaeii Ménétriés, 1859
- Autographa jota is a member of the clade Autographa jota:
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Species Author Autographa amurica (Staudinger, 1892) Autographa buraetica (Staudinger, 1892) Autographa jota (Linnaeus, 1758) Autographa mandarina (Freyer, 1845) Autographa pulchrina (Haworth, 1809) Autographa speciosa Ottolengui, 1902 Autographa v-alba Ottolengui, 1902
- Links
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Language Website Authors Butterflies and Moths of Northern Ireland Robert Thompson, Brian Nelson Lepidoptera and their ecology Wolfgang Wagner Lepiforum e. V. Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa Paolo Mazzei Moths and butterflies of Sweden Magnus Unger Plants parasites of Europe Willem N. Ellis Svenska fjärilar Bert Gustafsson UK Moths Ian Kimber
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