Acronicta lithospila
Appearance
Acronicta lithospila | |
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Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa, Canada | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. lithospila
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta lithospila |
Acronicta lithospila, the streaked dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in Canada (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario) and the United States (including Georgia, Maryland and Oklahoma).
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The wingspan is about 35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on hickory, oak, and chestnut.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Savela, Markku. "Acronicta lithospila Grote, 1874". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
- ^ LaFontaine, J. Donald; Rockburne, Eric W. (1976). Cutworm Moths of Ontario and Quebec. Canada Department of Agriculture Publication. p. 19.