Beautiful Golden Y

Autographa pulchrina

Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)
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Autographa pulchrina is a moth of the family Noctuoidea. It is found in Europe, east to the Urals and the Caucasus, as well as in the Khentii Mountains (Mongolia) and East Siberia. Source

Where it is now

No records in the last 8 weeks. It may be out of season where the observers and sensors are.

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Movement and weather

Each season it is first heard regularly where daytime highs are around 17°C (typically 15 to 19°C, from 6 areas).

Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in Europe ranged from 59°N in June to 68°N in August, about 900 km apart.

Arrival dates

The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.

RegionFirst arrivalLast arrivalTypical peakAreas
Europe8 June 202629 June 202629 June 20266

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Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.