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Silver u

Chrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The silver u (Chrysodeixis acuta) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the silver u

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the silver u live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the silver u as introduced in 2 countries.

  1. Austria
  2. France

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 u 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 u classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNoctuidae
  6. genusChrysodeixis
  7. SpeciesChrysodeixis acuta (Walker, 1858)

Synonyms Chrysodeixis buchholzi, Chrysodeixis furihatai, Chrysodeixis nigribursa, Neoplusia furihatai, Plusia acuta, Shensiplusia nigribursa

Other names and names in other languages (12)
  • Tomato semilooperEnglish
  • Tunbridge wells gemEnglish
  • Gem CaintWelsh
  • Spitzflügelige Kupfer-GoldeuleGerman
  • afrikantarhametalliyökkönenFinnish
  • Plusie effiléeFrench
  • ホソバネキンウワバJapanese
  • Bronzen gamma-uilDutch
  • kanariemetallflySwedish
  • 銳齒灰夜蛾Chinese
  • Gemau CaintWelsh
  • Plusie effilée (La)French

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the silver u

Other species in the same genus Chrysodeixis.

Green looper

Chrysodeixis eriosoma

NoctuidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the silver u an invasive species?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the silver u as introduced in 2 countries: Austria and France, but does not flag it as invasive in any of them.

What kind of animal is the silver u?

The silver u (Chrysodeixis acuta) 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 u (Chrysodeixis acuta). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-u

MLA

“Silver u (Chrysodeixis acuta).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-u.

BibTeX
@misc{silver_u_2026,
  title = {Silver u (Chrysodeixis acuta)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/silver-u},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}