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Silver Υ

Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The silver υ (Autographa gamma) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the silver υ

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grassland
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Active
At night (nocturnal)
Generations a year
Two
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the silver υ live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the silver υ as introduced in 1 country.

  1. Japan

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the silver υ endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the silver υ classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNoctuidae
  6. genusAutographa
  7. SpeciesAutographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758)

Synonyms Autographa gammina, Autographa messmeri, Autographa voelkeri, Noctua gamma, Phalaena gamma, Phytometra gamma, Plusia gamma, Plusia gamma var. gammina

Other names and names in other languages (41)
  • Silver yEnglish
  • Y الفضةArabic
  • Соўка гамаBelarusian
  • Гамозначна нощенкаBulgarian
  • kovolesklec gamaCzech
  • Gem Fforch ArianWelsh
  • GammaugleDanish
  • Gamma-EuleGerman
  • Plusia GammaSpanish
  • Lina-tähtöölaneEstonian
  • gammayökkönenFinnish
  • GammavongurFaroese
  • GammaFrench
  • פלוסית גמהHebrew
  • Sovica gamaCroatian
  • GammabagolyHungarian
  • Falena gammaItalian
  • ガマキンウワバJapanese
  • 비녀은무늬밤나방Korean
  • Gaminis žvilgūnasLithuanian
  • Linu krāšņpūcīteLatvian
  • Gamma-uilDutch
  • Błyszczka jarzynówkaPolish
  • Y-de-prataPortuguese
  • Металловидка-гаммаRussian
  • mora gamaSlovak
  • gamina glagolkaSlovenian
  • Гама совицаSerbian
  • gammaflySwedish
  • Gümüş gammaTurkish
  • Совка гаммаUkrainian
  • Gemau Fforch ArianWelsh
  • Gamma-metalugleDanish
  • Gamma-ugleDanish
  • GammaeuleGerman
  • PistoleneuleGerman
  • Gamma (Le)French
  • LambdaFrench
  • gamma bagolylepkeHungarian
  • glagolska sovkaSlovenian
  • Совка-гаммаUkrainian

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silver υ

Other species in the same genus Autographa.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the silver υ an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the silver υ as introduced in 1 country: Japan, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the silver υ?

The silver υ (Autographa gamma) belongs to the family Noctuidae in the order Lepidoptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Silver Υ (Autographa gamma). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/autographa-gamma

MLA

“Silver Υ (Autographa gamma).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/autographa-gamma.

BibTeX
@misc{autographa_gamma_2026,
  title = {Silver Υ (Autographa gamma)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/autographa-gamma},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}