Acronicta_lanceolaria

<i>Acronicta lanceolaria</i>

Acronicta lanceolaria

Species of moth

Acronicta lanceolaria, the lanceolate dagger moth or pointed dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2] It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

Quick Facts Acronicta lanceolaria, Scientific classification ...

Adults are on wing in early June in one generation.

Reported larval hosts include Populus grandidentata, Salix and Rubus.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta lanceolaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lanceolaria (Grote, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. [4]
    Anweiler, G. G. (December 10, 2004). "Species Details Acronicta lanceolaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.


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