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Silver y

Autographa gamma

Silver y

The adult Silver Y moth visits flowers for nectar and is especially active at dusk and through the night. It inhabits farmland, gardens, grassland, and other open vegetated places, often undertaking long migrations. A bright silvery Y-shaped marking on each forewing gives this moth its common name.

Type
Wing
Conservation status
NE

Growth chain

  1. Silver y Caterpillar
  2. ?
  3. Silver y

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Range map records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY). Country outlines: Natural Earth.