Biology:Acronicta tritona
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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. tritona
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| Acronicta tritona (Hübner, 1818)
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Acronicta tritona, the Triton dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1][2][3] It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to north-eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas , and west to Oregon.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm.
The larva feeds on Helonias bullata and Vaccinium species, including Oxycoccos species and Vaccinium stamineum.
References
- ↑ "931432.00 – 9211 – Acronicta tritona – Triton Dagger – (Hübner, 1818)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9211. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Acronicta tritona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=261817.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta tritona (Hübner, [1813)"]. https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/acronictinae/acronicta/#tritona. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
External links
- "Species Details Acronicta tritona". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2324.
Wikidata ☰ Q4676356 entry
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