Acronicta_hastulifera

<i>Acronicta hastulifera</i>

Acronicta hastulifera

Species of moth

Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.[1] It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.[2]

Quick Facts Acronicta hastulifera, Scientific classification ...

The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta hastulifera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. [2]
    Savela, Markku, ed. (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta hastulifera (Smith, 1797)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30


Stub icon

This Acronictinae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Acronicta_hastulifera, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.