Species Details
Autographa metallica
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Common NameShanded Gold Spot
SeasonalityNo Alberta data. Elsewhere, adults have been captured in July and August.
IdentificationA 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.
Scientific Name
Autographa metallica
Common Name
Shanded Gold Spot
Habitat
Open woodland, clearings and edges.
Seasonality
No Alberta data. Elsewhere, adults have been captured in July and August.
Identification
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…
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.
Life History
Adults are nocturnal and come to light. Little else is known about this species.
Conservation
An uncommon moth at the eastern edge of its range in the mountains of Alberta. No obvious concerns.
Diet Info
Unknown. Possibly a general feeder on herbaceous plants like most species in the genus.
Range
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…
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.
Citation
Page Citation for Autographa metallica
Page Citation
"Species Details - Autographa metallica, University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-1127. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.
References
Author
Lafontaine, J. Donald and Robert W. Poole
Title
Noctuoidea : Noctuidae (part) : Plusiinae
Publication Date
1995
Pages
182
Author
Eichlin, Thomas D. and Hugh B. Cunningham
Title
The Plusiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of America north of Mexico, emphasizing genitalic and larval morphology.
Publication Date
1978
Pages
122
Specimen Information
There are 33 specimens of this Species.
UASM57055 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Cranbrook
Collected ByJanz, L.
Date Collected1995-09-08
UASM59388 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Waterton Lakes National Park
Collected BySchmidt, B. C.; Dombroskie, J.; Anweiler, G. G.
Date Collected2006-08-14
UASM99251 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: Alberta, Oldman River
Date Collected1970-07-12
UASM170826 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Langley
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1990-07-29/1990-08-04
UASM170827 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Blowdown Pass
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1992-08-01
UASM170828 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Vancouver Island, Oyster River
Collected ByRobinson, C.
Date Collected1994-07-10/1994-07-20
UASM170829 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1995-09-02
UASM170830 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Yakima county, Bethel Ridge
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1993-08-01
UASM170831 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Washington, Chelan county, Junior Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1999-08-05
UASM170832 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mission Ridge
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-07-10
UASM170833 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-01
UASM170834 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-08-01
UASM170835 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Coquihalla Summit Recreation Area
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1994-07-22
UASM170836 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Jackson county, Mount Ashland
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-08-02
UASM170837 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Jackson county, Mount Ashland
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-08-02
UASM170838 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1997-07-25
UASM170839 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-07-30
UASM170840 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2001-07-26
UASM170841 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedUnited States: Oregon, Lane county, Frissell Point
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected2002-08-28
UASM170842 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-07-17
UASM170843 - Autographa metallica
University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
Place CollectedCanada: British Columbia, Mount Kobau
Collected ByTroubridge, J.
Date Collected1998-07-17