Acronicta lobeliae, the lobelia dagger moth or greater oak dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2] It is found in North America.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. lobeliae
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta lobeliae (Guenée, 1852)
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The larvae feed on Quercus species.
References
edit- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta lobeliae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lobeliae (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.