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Autographa ampla, the large looper moth, raspberry looper, brown-patched looper or broken-banded Y, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west to the Alaska panhandle, south to central California, Arizona and New Mexico in the west and North Carolina in the east.

Autographa ampla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Autographa
Species:	A. ampla
Binomial name
Autographa ampla Walker, 1858
Synonyms
Plusia ampla Plusia alterna

The wingspan is 38–42 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on various trees and shrubs. They prefer willow and poplar, but have also been recorded on alder, birch, blueberry, Shepherdia canadensis, cherry, elder, raspberry, Amelanchier species, stinging nettle and Viburnum species

External links

• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Autographa ampla". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
• "931204.00 – 8923 – Autographa ampla – Large Looper Moth – (Walker, [1858])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (October 4, 2020). "Species Autographa ampla - Large Looper Moth - Hodges#8923". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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