Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Ronkay, Laszlo, Behounek, Gottfried & Müller, Günter C., 2015, PLusiinae (Excl. Abrostolini) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Ethiopia. A faunistical survey with biogeographical comments, Zootaxa 4013 (2), pp. 235-251 : 245

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scientific name	Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) View in CoL

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Material examined. Tigray region, Simien National Park. 3500 m. V.2005. Leg. Kravchenko V.

Literature. Kravchenko et al. 2007; Wiltshire 1990.

General distribution pattern. Throughout the entire Palearctic region including North Africa (Hacker 2001; Nazmi et al. 1981). In Sub-Saharan Africa recorded only from Ethiopia.

Distribution in Ethiopia. Throughout medium and high elevations (especially Shewa region). Common above 2.000 m.

Host plants. Polyphagous on different Lamiaceae plants, pest of many vegetables, also alfalfa and clover.

Kravchenko, V. D., Ronkay, L., Speidel, W., Witt, T., Fibiger, M., Rybalov, L., Dawd, M., Junnila, A. & Muller, G. (2007) Contribution to the Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) fauna of Ethiopia. Atalanta, 38 (3 / 4), 385 - 393.

Nazmi, N., El-Kady, E., Amin, A. & Ahmed, A. (1981) Redescription and classification of subfamily Plusiinae in Egypt. Bulletin De La Societe Entomologique D'Egypte, 63, 141 - 162.

Wiltshire, E. (1990) An Illustrated, Annotated Catalogue of the Macro-Heterocera of Saudi Arabia. Fauna of Saudi Arabia, 11, 91 - 287.