Autographa rubida

Autographa rubida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Autographa
Species:	A. rubida
Binomial name
Autographa rubida Ottolengui, 1902
Synonyms
Autographa rubidus

Autographa rubida is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1902. It is found from Newfoundland west across southern Canada to south-eastern British Columbia, south to Maine, and Minnesota.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing in June depending on the location. There is a single generation per year.

The larval food plants are unknown, but larvae have been reared on Taraxacum officinale.

References

• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Autographa rubida". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "931206.00 – 8909 – Autographa rubidus – Ottolengui, 1902". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.