Acronicta_sperata

<i>Acronicta sperata</i>

Acronicta sperata

Species of moth

Acronicta sperata, the hopeful dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873. It is found in North America from New Brunswick west to the Alberta foothills, south to the District of Columbia, Missouri and in the mountains to Colorado.

Quick Facts Acronicta sperata, Scientific classification ...

The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June depending on the location.

The larvae feed on Populus and Alnus species.

Subspecies

  • Acronicta sperata sperata
  • Acronicta sperata speratina
  • Anweiler, G. G. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 7, 2003). "Species Details Acronicta sperata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
  • "Acronicta sperata Grote 1873". Moths of North Dakota. Retrieved November 14, 2020.


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