Autographa excelsa
Species of moth
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Autographa excelsa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Baltic region, southern Finland, the Tatra Mountains, northern European Russia, Siberia, the Korean Peninsula and Japan.
| Autographa excelsa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Autographa |
| Species: | A. excelsa |
| Binomial name | |
| Autographa excelsa (Kretschmar, 1862) | |
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The wingspan is 38–42 mm. Adults are on wing from the end of July to August.
The larvae feed on Urtica species.