Biology:Acronicta impressa
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Short description: Species of moth
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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. impressa
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856
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Acronicta impressa, the impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from western Canada to north-western Mexico.[1][2]
The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from early to midsummer depending on the location.
Recorded food plants include bitterbrush, rose, aspen, poplar and willow.
Subspecies
- Acronicta impressa impressa
- Acronicta impressa emaculata
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Acronicta impressa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=261542.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta impressa (Walker, 1856)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/acronictinae/acronicta/#impressa. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
External links
- "Species Details Acronicta impressa". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5098.
- Murray, Tom (March 28, 2018). "Species Acronicta impressa - Impressed Dagger Moth - Hodges#9261". http://bugguide.net/node/view/29064. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- "931477.00 – 9261 – Acronicta impressa – Impressive Dagger – (Walker, 1856)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9261. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- "Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856". Pacific Northwest Moths.
- "Acronicta impressa [Noctuidae]". Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. US Geological Survey.
Wikidata ☰ Q4676287 entry
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