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Noctuidae 931441.2 – 9229   Acronicta hasta (Guenée, 1852)              Cherry Dagger

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Distribution: Canada: NS to BC; USA: ME south to FL and west to NM and northern CA (Schmidt & Anweiler 2020). Similar Species: 931434.4 Acronicta strigulata 931434.3 Acronicta thoracica Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: hasta (Guenée, 1852) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9229; TL: North America. furcifera (Guenée, 1852) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: [9228] manitoba (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta) wanda (Buchholz, 1917) (Acronycta) Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta hasta (Guenée, 1852) includes as a synonym Acronicta furcifera [9228] in Forbes (1954), overlooked syn. in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), corrected by Rings et al. (1992).

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Lafontaine J.D. & B.C. Schmidt, 2010. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys, 40: 1-239. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 200; pl. A-14, figs. 1-4 (adult); pl. 24, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 41, fig. 3 (♀ gen.); pl. L-11, figs. 5, 6 (larva) (order). Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) 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 Species Page at iNaturalist

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