- Autographa bimaculata
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Autographa bimaculata Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Genus: Autographa Species: A. bimaculata Binomial name Autographa bimaculata
Stephens, 1830Synonyms - Megalographa bimaculata (Stephens, 1830)
- Plusia bimaculata
- Plusia u-brevis
The Two-spotted Looper Moth, Twin Gold Spot or Double-spotted Spangle (Autographa bimaculata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland west, just short of the coast of British Columbia, north to the Northwest Territories and south to New Mexico in the west and Pennsylvania and Long Island in the east.
The wingspan is 37-40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.
The larvae feed on Taraxacum, but also accept Plantago and Urtica dioica.
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