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Acronicta lanceolaria

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Acronicta lanceolaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. lanceolaria
Binomial name
Acronicta lanceolaria

Acronicta lanceolaria, the lanceolate dagger moth or pointed dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2] It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

Adults are on wing in early June in one generation.

Reported larval hosts include Populus grandidentata, Salix and Rubus.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Acronicta lanceolaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lanceolaria (Grote, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Anweiler, G. G. (December 10, 2004). "Species Details Acronicta lanceolaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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