Acronicta laetifica, the pleasant dagger moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1897. It is found in North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Manitoba.[1][2]
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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. laetifica
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta laetifica J. B. Smith, 1897
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The wingspan is 37–43 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in Ohio and from April to October in the south. There are two or more generations in the south and one in the north.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta laetifica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta laetifica (Smith, 1897)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
External links
edit- McLeod, Robin (July 24, 2016). "Species Acronicta laetifica - Pleasant Dagger - Hodges#9227". BugGuide. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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