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]
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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. lanceolaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta lanceolaria Grote, 1875[verification needed]
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Adults are on wing in early June in one generation.
Reported larval hosts include Populus grandidentata, Salix and Rubus.[4]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lanceolaria (Grote, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Anweiler, G. G. (December 10, 2004). "Species Details Acronicta lanceolaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
External links
edit- "Lanceolate Dagger Moth (Acronicta lanceolaria)". BugwoodWiki.
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