Acronicta afflicta
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| Acronicta afflicta | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. afflicta
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta afflicta Grote, 1864
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Acronicta afflicta, the afflicted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Canada (Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario[1]), the United States (including Alabama, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia, Maryland, New York and Ohio) as well as northern Mexico.
The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various Quercus species. [1]
References
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[edit | edit source]- Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio Archived 2010-07-13 at the Wayback Machine
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