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Noctuidae 931421 – 9200   Acronicta americana (Harris, 1841)              American Dagger

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: americana Harris 1841 (Apatela) - MONA 1983: 9200; Type locality: [Massachusetts], [MCZ?] acericola Guenée 1852 (Acronycta) eldora Smith 1905 (Acronycta) obscura Edwards 1886 (Apatela)

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 155; pl. A-10, figs. 6-13 (adult); pl. 20, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 38, fig. 2 (♀ gen.); pl. L-7, fig. 6 (larva) (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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