Biology:Acronicta lepusculina
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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. lepusculina
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| Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852
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Acronicta lepusculina, commonly known as the cottonwood dagger moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in most of eastern North America, west through southern Canada to Vancouver Island and southward.[1][2]
The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix, Populus and Betula species.
References
- ↑ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I. et al., eds (2003). "Acronicta lepusculina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/data/lepindex/detail/?taxonno=261602.
- ↑ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lepusculina (Guenée, 1852)". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/noctuidae/acronictinae/acronicta/#lepusculina.
Further reading
- Bruner, Lawrence (1893). "The Cottonwood Dagger Moth (Acronycta lepusculina Gn.)". Insect Enemies of Ornamental and Shade Trees Growing in Cities and Parks. pp. 181–2. OCLC 32114105. https://books.google.com/books?id=1FcoAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA181.
External links
- "Species Details Acronicta lepusculina". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2843.
- Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Acronicta lepusculina Guenée 1852". Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. https://www.ndsu.edu/ndmoths/ndmoths/names/9205.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q4676304 entry
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