Biology:Acronicta carbonaria

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Short description: Species of moth


Acronicta carbonaria
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. carbonaria
Binomial name
Acronicta carbonaria
Graeser, 1889
Synonyms[1]
  • Hylonycta carbonaria (Graeser, 1889)
  • Leech, 1889 Acronicta brumosa

Acronicta carbonaria is a moth of the family Noctuidae.[1][2] It is found in Japan[2] (Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu[3]), the Korean Peninsula, and the Russian Far East.[2]

The wingspan is 45–50 mm (1.8–2.0 in).[3] The larvae feed on Quercus,[2] including Quercus acutissima.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4676252 entry