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Noctuidae
931433 – 9212   Acronicta grisea (Walker, 1856)
             Gray Dagger

© John Davis
Distribution: Widely distributed in boreo-montane habitat across Canada south to WV, NM, UT, northern CA. FL stray suggested by Heppner is unlikely.
Type locality: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON].
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Acronycta grisea Walker, 1856
Acronycta pudorata Morrison, 1875
Acronycta revellata Smith, 1897
Acronycta tartarea Smith, 1903
Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta grisea (Walker, 1856) includes as a synonym Acronicta tartarea [9213] in Pohl et al. (2010), ZooKeys, 38: 505.
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.
  • Pohl, G.R., G.G. Anweiler, B.C. Schmidt, & N.G. Kondla, 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys, 38: 505.
  • Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.33m; 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: 183; pl. A-13 (adult), figs. 35-39; pl. 22, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 39, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-10, figs. 3, 4 (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
Acronicta grisea
© David Bree
Acronicta grisea
© Jason Dombroskie
Acronicta grisea
© Gary Anweiler
Acronicta grisea
37mm – © Jim Vargo
Acronicta grisea
36mm – © Jim Vargo
Acronicta grisea
© Canadian National Collection LG


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