Acronicta lanceolaria

Acronicta lanceolaria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: A. lanceolaria
Binomial name
Acronicta lanceolaria
Grote, 1875

Acronicta lanceolaria (lanceolate dagger moth or pointed dagger) is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1] It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[2]

Adults are on wing in early June in one generation.

Reported larval hosts include Populus grandidentata, Salix and Rubus.[3]

References

  1. Markku Savela (October 26, 2008). "Acronicta genus". funet.fi. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
  2. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  3. http://www.entomology.ualberta.ca/searching_species_details.php?s=5192



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