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Acronicta afflicta

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Acronicta afflicta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. afflicta
Binomial name
Acronicta afflicta
Grote, 1864
Synonyms
  • Acronycta dolens
  • Acronicta schmalzriedi

Acronicta afflicta, the afflicted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Canada (Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario[1]), the United States (including Alabama, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia, Maryland, New York and Ohio) as well as northern Mexico.

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Larva

The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location.

The larvae feed on various Quercus species. [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b LaFontaine, J. Donald; Rockburne, Eric W. (1976). Cutworm Moths of Ontario and Quebec. Canada Department of Agriculture Publication. p. 19.
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