Acronicta hastulifera | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. hastulifera
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta hastulifera
J. E. Smith, 1797
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Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. [1] It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. [2]
The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood. [3]
Acronicta hastulifera | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. hastulifera
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta hastulifera
J. E. Smith, 1797
|
Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. [1] It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. [2]
The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood. [3]