Autographa bimaculata

Autographa bimaculata, the two-spotted looper moth, twin gold spot or double-spotted spangle, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Francis Stephens in 1830. It is found in North America from Newfoundland west, just short of the coast of British Columbia, north to the Northwest Territories and south to New Mexico in the west and Pennsylvania and Long Island in the east.

Autographa bimaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Autographa
Species:	A. bimaculata
Binomial name
Autographa bimaculata Stephens, 1830
Synonyms
Megalographa bimaculata (Stephens, 1830) Plusia bimaculata Plusia u-brevis

The wingspan is 37–40 mm. Adults are on wing from July to August depending on the location. There is one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Taraxacum, but also accept Plantago and Urtica dioica.

External links

• Robinson, E. & Anweiler, G. G. "Species Details Autographa bimaculata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
• "931200.00 – 8911 – Autographa bimaculata – Two-spotted Looper Moth – (Stephens, 1830)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
• Cotinis (September 1, 2014). "Species Autographa bimaculata - Two-spotted Looper - Hodges#8911". BugGuide. Retrieved November 12, 2020.