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Acronicta innotata

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Acronicta innotata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. innotata
Binomial name
Acronicta innotata
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Acronicta graefii
  • Acronicta griseor

Acronicta innotata, the unmarked dagger moth or birch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia and adjacent northern states in the United States, south in the east to North Carolina and Kentucky.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of alder, birch, cherry, hickory, poplar and willow.

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