Acronicta grisea
Appearance
Acronicta grisea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. grisea
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856
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Synonyms | |
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Acronicta grisea, the gray dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast in southern Canada and the northern United States.
The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing in midsummer.
The larvae feed on alder, apple, birch, elm, poplar and willow.
Subspecies
- Acronicta grisea grisea
- Acronicta grisea revellata
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