Acronicta hastulifera
Appearance
Acronicta hastulifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. hastulifera
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta hastulifera Smith, 1797
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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
- ^ Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30
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