Acronicta radcliffei
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| Radcliffe's dagger moth | |
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| File:Acronicta radcliffei - Radcliffe's Dagger Moth (14935764439).jpg | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| 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
[edit | edit source]- Acronicta radcliffei radcliffei
- Acronicta radcliffei vancouverensis
Life cycle
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Caterpillar
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Pupa
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Adult
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External links
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- "Acronicta radcliffei (Harvey, 1875)" Archived 2012-08-25 at the Wayback Machine. The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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