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Beautiful Golden Y
Autographa pulchrina

(Haworth, 1809) 2442 / 73.016
Photo © David Sutcliffe,  26/06/2024 - Lee Mount, Halifax

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Plain Golden Y
Autographa jota
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Autographa gamma
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Yorkshire Status: Common and widespread resident.

This has always been a widely-distributed and common moth all across the county. The larvae feed on a variety of herbaceous plants and it occurs in many different habitats including gardens. The maximum count is 61 at Skelton (VC62) on 11/6/2006. Numbers may have fallen a little in recent years. When fresh it is usually easy to separate from the pinker, plainer, and later-flying Plain Golden Y. Occasionally moths are reported in September and it is not obvious whether these are from a small second brood or whether they are misidentifications of Plain Golden Y.

Sutton & Beaumont, 1989: Widely recorded and often common in all five vice-counties, emerging slightly earlier than A. jota (Linnaeus).

Recorded in 167 (84%) of 200 10k Squares.
First Recorded in 1883.
Last Recorded in 2024.
Additional Stats

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Forewing: 17-20mm
Flight: May - July
Foodplant:   Mainly herbaceous plants
Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
GB Status: Common
Verification Grade:  Adult: 1
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Latest 5 Records
Date#VC10k Area
11/08/2024163SE11 - Huddersfield
10/08/2024161TA27 - Flamborough Head (North)
05/08/2024162NZ70 - Glaisdale
03/08/2024262NZ70 - Glaisdale
02/08/2024164SE06 - Grassington / Hebden
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