Acronicta sperata
Acronicta sperata, the hopeful dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New Brunswick west to the Alberta foothills, south to the District of Columbia, Missouri and in the mountains to Colorado.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. sperata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta sperata Grote, 1873 | |
The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June depending on the location.
Subspecies
- Acronicta sperata sperata
- Acronicta sperata speratina
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