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Autographa v-alba, the white Y mark, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Rodrigues Ottolengui in 1902. It is found in North America from the foothills of Alberta west almost to the coast of British Columbia, south to southern Washington, north-eastern Oregon, central Idaho, northern Wyoming and central Utah.

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

The wingspan is 38–40 mm. Adults are on wing in August depending on the location. There is a single generation per year.

References

• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Autographa v-alba". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
• "931197.00 – 8921 – Autographa v-alba – Ottolengui, 1902". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 16, 2020.

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