Moth Photographers Group – Acronicta lepusculina

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Noctuidae

931425 – 9205 Acronicta lepusculina (Guenée, 1852)

Cottonwood Dagger

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Synonymy:

lepusculina (Guenée, 1852) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9205
Type locality: [Eastern North America].

canadensis (Smith & Dyar, 1898) (Acronycta)

chionochroa (Hampson, 1909) (Acronycta)

cinderella (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta)

cretata (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta)

felina (Grote, 1879) (Apatela)

frigida (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta)

pacifica (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta)

populi (Riley, 1870) (Acronycta)

similana (Smith, 1905) (Acronycta)

tonitra (Smith, 1908) (Acronycta)

transversata (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta)

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)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.37m; p. 282. Book Review and ordering
Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 163; pl. A-11, figs. 7-11 (adult); pl. 21, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 38, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-7, figs. 7, 8 (larva) (order).
Species Page at BugGuide.Net
Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum
Species Page at Mass Moths
Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.