Biology:Acronicta hastulifera
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Short description: Species of moth
| Acronicta hastulifera | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. hastulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta hastulifera J. E. Smith, 1797
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Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.[1] It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.[2]
The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.[3]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Acronicta hastulifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=261532.
- ↑ Savela, Markku, ed (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta hastulifera (Smith, 1797)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/acronictinae/acronicta/#hastulifera. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ↑ Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30, https://web.archive.org/web/20090530043345/http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/insects/cateast/acrohas3.htm
External links
- "931422.00 – 9201 – Acronicta hastulifera – Frosted Dagger – (Smith, 1797)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9201. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q4676283 entry
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