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Acronicta quadrata

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Acronicta quadrata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. quadrata
Binomial name
Acronicta quadrata
Smith, 1908

Acronicta quadrata, the quadrate dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. In Canada, it occurs across the wooded area north to the southern edge of the Boreal forest. From western Quebec, west to the Rocky Mountains in Alberta and north-western British Columbia. It is widespread in the western parts of the United States

The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location.