Acronicta impressa

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Acronicta impressa
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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. impressa
Binomial name
Acronicta impressa
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Acronicta fasciata
  • Acronicta verrilli
  • Acronicta lemmeri
  • Acronicta distans Grote, 1879
  • Acronicta scintillans Franclemont, 1938
  • Acronicta acla Benjamin, 1933

Acronicta impressa, the impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from western Canada to north-western Mexico.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from early to midsummer depending on the location.

Recorded food plants include bitterbrush, rose, aspen, poplar and willow.

Subspecies

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  • Acronicta impressa impressa
  • Acronicta impressa emaculata

References

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  • "Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856". Pacific Northwest Moths.
  • "Acronicta impressa [Noctuidae]". Macromoths of Northwest Forests and Woodlands. US Geological Survey.

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