Acronicta innotata, the unmarked dagger moth or birch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia and adjacent northern states in the United States, south in the east to North Carolina and Kentucky.[1]
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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. innotata
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| Acronicta innotata Guenée, 1852
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The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.
The larvae feed on the leaves of alder, birch, cherry, hickory, poplar and willow.
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta innotata (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
External links
edit- "Species Details Acronicta innotata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (October 9, 2018). "Species Acronicta innotata - Unmarked Dagger - Hodges#9207". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
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