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Noctuidae 931427.1 – 9241   Acronicta fragilis (Guenée, 1852)              Fragile Dagger

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: fragilis Guenée 1852 (Microcoelia) - MONA 1983: 9241; Type locality: New York atrior Franclemont 1938 (Acronicta) fragiloides Barnes & Benjamin 1924 (Apatela) minella Dyar 1898 (Apatela) spectans Walker 1861 (Bryophila)

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. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 170; pl. A-12, figs. 36-45 (adult); pl. 21, fig. 4 (♂ gen.); pl. 38, fig. 9 (♀ gen.); pl. L-8, 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

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