Acronicta tritona, the Triton dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1][2][3] It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to north-eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas, and west to Oregon.
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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. tritona
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| Acronicta tritona (Hübner, 1818)
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The wingspan is 35–40 mm.
The larva feeds on Helonias bullata and Vaccinium species, including Oxycoccos species and Vaccinium stamineum.
References
edit- ^ "931432.00 – 9211 – Acronicta tritona – Triton Dagger – (Hübner, 1818)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta tritona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta tritona (Hübner, [1813])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
External links
edit- Anweiler, G. G. & Robinson, E. "Species Details Acronicta tritona". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
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