Acronicta radcliffei, or Radcliffe's dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. It is found in eastern and southern North America.
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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. radcliffei
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875
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The wingspan is 36–38 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.
Recorded food plants include ash, birch, chokecherry, elm, serviceberry, sour cherry, wild black cherry and willow.
Subspecies
edit- Acronicta radcliffei radcliffei
- Acronicta radcliffei vancouverensis
Life cycle
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Caterpillar -
Pupa -
Adult
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External links
edit- Anweiler, G. G. (April 21, 2004). "Species Details Acronicta radcliffei". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
- "Acronicta radcliffei (Harvey, 1875)". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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