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Acronicta impressa

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Acronicta impressa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. impressa
Binomial name
Acronicta impressa
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Acronicta fasciata
  • Acronicta verrilli
  • Acronicta lemmeri
  • Acronicta distans Grote, 1879
  • Acronicta scintillans Franclemont, 1938
  • Acronicta acla Benjamin, 1933

Acronicta impressa, the impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from western Canada to north-western Mexico.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from early to midsummer depending on the location.

Recorded food plants include bitterbrush, rose, aspen, poplar and willow.

Subspecies

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  • Acronicta impressa impressa
  • Acronicta impressa emaculata

References

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  1. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Acronicta impressa​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta impressa (Walker, 1856)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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