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Wavy chestnut y

Autographa mappa (Grote & Robinson, 1868)

Status not recordedbutterflies and moths

The wavy chestnut y (Autographa mappa) is a species in the family Noctuidae, order Lepidoptera.

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Quick facts about the wavy chestnut y

Weight
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Length
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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 wavy chestnut y live?

Not recorded

Is the wavy chestnut y 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 wavy chestnut y classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderLepidoptera
  5. familyNoctuidae
  6. genusAutographa
  7. SpeciesAutographa mappa (Grote & Robinson, 1868)

Synonyms Plusia mappa

Other names and names in other languages (2)
  • Wavy chestnut Υ mothEnglish
  • Wavy chestnut y mothEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the wavy chestnut y

Other species in the same genus Autographa.

Silver Υ

Autographa gamma

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the wavy chestnut y?

The wavy chestnut y (Autographa mappa) 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). Wavy chestnut y (Autographa mappa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-chestnut-y

MLA

“Wavy chestnut y (Autographa mappa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-chestnut-y.

BibTeX
@misc{wavy_chestnut_y_2026,
  title = {Wavy chestnut y (Autographa mappa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/wavy-chestnut-y},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}