Acronicta hastulifera

Species of moth

Acronicta hastulifera

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Lepidoptera
Superfamily:  | Noctuoidea
Family:  | Noctuidae
Genus:  | Acronicta
Species:  |

A. hastulifera

Binomial name
Acronicta hastulifera

J. E. Smith, 1797

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]

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

## References

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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. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta hastulifera (Smith, 1797)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
3. ^ Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30

## External links

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* "931422.00 – 9201 – Acronicta hastulifera – Frosted Dagger – (Smith, 1797)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

Taxon identifiers

Acronicta hastulifera|

* Wikidata: Q4676283
* BAMONA: Acronicta-hastulifera
* BioLib: 1230667
* BOLD: 11681
* BugGuide: 422
* CoL: 64NJ2
* EoL: 480442
* GBIF: 1783062
* iNaturalist: 212432
* IRMNG: 10778266
* ITIS: 937612
* LepIndex: 261532
* MONA: 9201
* NatureServe: 2.118988
* NCBI: 663890
* Open Tree of Life: 94285

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