Autographa metallica — Details

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Overview

Comprehensive Description

General Description

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A medium-size (3.8-4.0 cm wingspan) red-brown moth. Forewings are dark red-brown, paler along the terminal margin and on the upper half inside the subterminal line. The stigma is a single simple silvery-gold teardrop. Hindwings are light brown, shading into a wide, dark terminal band. The antennae are simple and both the sexes are alike. Metallica has a similar shape and color to A. bimaculata, which has a different shape two-part stigma.
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Distribution

National Distribution

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United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Type of Residency: Year-round

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Distribution

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A western species. Reported from the southern Alaska coast and the Queen Charlotte and Vancouver Islands south to central California, east to the Alberta-British Columbia border and south in the Rocky Mountains to central Colorado. In Alberta, it has been collected only in the mountains in the extreme southwest corner of the province.
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

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Open woodland, clearings and edges.
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Trophic Strategy

Trophic Strategy

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Unknown. Possibly a general feeder on herbaceous plants like most species in the genus.
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Life History and Behavior

Cyclicity

Cyclicity

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No Alberta data. Elsewhere, adults have been captured in July and August.
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Life Cycle

Life Cycle

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Adults are nocturnal and come to light. Little else is known about this species.
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Autographa metallica

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 8
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

Conservation Status

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United States

Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked

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NatureServe Conservation Status

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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked

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Conservation Status

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An uncommon moth at the eastern edge of its range in the mountains of Alberta. No obvious concerns.
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Autographa metallica

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The Shanded Gold Spot (Autographa metallica) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from the southern Alaska coast and the Queen Charlotte and Vancouver Islands south to central California, east to the Alberta-British Columbia border and south in the Rocky Mountains to central Colorado.

The wingspan is 38-40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed probably feed on various herbs.

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