Biology:Acronicta radcliffei
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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. radcliffei
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875
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Acronicta radcliffei, or Radcliffe's dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. It is found in eastern and southern North America.
The wingspan is 36–38 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.
Recorded food plants include ash, birch, chokecherry, elm, serviceberry, sour cherry, wild black cherry and willow.
Subspecies
- Acronicta radcliffei radcliffei
- Acronicta radcliffei vancouverensis
Life cycle
Caterpillar
Pupa
Adult
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External links
- "Species Details Acronicta radcliffei". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. April 21, 2004. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-4544.
- "Acronicta radcliffei (Harvey, 1875)". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
Wikidata ☰ Q647937 entry
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