Biology:Acronicta lanceolaria
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Short description: Species of moth
| Acronicta lanceolaria | |
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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. lanceolaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta lanceolaria Grote, 1875[verification needed]
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Acronicta lanceolaria, the lanceolate dagger moth or pointed dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2] It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]
Adults are on wing in early June in one generation.
Reported larval hosts include Populus grandidentata, Salix and Rubus.[4]
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Acronicta lanceolaria". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=265798.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lanceolaria (Grote, 1875)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/acronictinae/acronicta/#lanceolaria. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Species Details Acronicta lanceolaria". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. December 10, 2004. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-5192.
External links
- "Lanceolate Dagger Moth (Acronicta lanceolaria)". BugwoodWiki.
Wikidata ☰ Q4676301 entry
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