Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Silver Y)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAutographa gamma (Silver Y)
GenusAutographa (Y moths)
TribePlusiini (a tribe of moths)
SubfamilyPLUSIINAE (a subfamily of shuttle moths)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Autographa gamma (Silver Y) :
1: Autographa gamma (Silver Y)
17 Jun 2005 OSGR: ZZ00 United Kingdom
Form with the "Y" reduced to a single spot
Image 1: Dorsal viewImage 2: Dorsal view (2)Image 3: Dorso-lateral viewImage 4: Lateral view
2: Autographa gamma (Silver Y)
23 Jul 2003 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
in Heath trap 22/23 July 03
Image 1: Front view - enlargedImage 2: Side view - enlargedImage 3: Top view - enlarged
3: Autographa gamma (Silver Y)
19 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU78 51° 40’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: Oxon (VC 23) England
Male, in Malaise Trap run from 19 Aug to 2 Sept 2001
Image 1: Male claspers and uncus - lateral - magnifiedImage 2: Male claspers and uncus - lateral - magnified (2)Image 3: Male genitalia - clasper - magnifiedImage 4: Male genitalia - dorsal - magnifiedImage 5: Male genitalia - lateral - magnifiedImage 6: Male genitalia - lateral - magnified (2)Image 7: Male genitalia - lateral - magnified (3)Image 8: Male genitalia - part - magnifiedImage 9: Male genitalia - uncus - magnifiedImage 10: Male genitalia - vesica - magnifiedImage 11: Uncus - lateral - magnified
4: Autographa gamma (Silver Y)
12 Jun 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
in MV trap
Image 1: Dorsal view - enlargedImage 2: Lateral view - enlarged

Autographa gamma (Silver Y) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Autographa gamma (Silver Y)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 11 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Autographa gamma (Silver Y)
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