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Acronicta hastulifera

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Acronicta hastulifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. hastulifera
Binomial name
Acronicta hastulifera
Smith, 1797

Acronicta hastulifera (frosted dagger moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.[citation needed]

The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.[1]

References

  1. ^ Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30