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Noctuidae
931419.77 – 9254   Acronicta afflicta (Grote, 1864)
             Afflicted Dagger

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Holotype locality: Lakehurst, NJ.
Similar Species:
  • 9255 Acronicta brumosa
  • 9255.1 Acronicta liturata
  • 9255.2 Acronicta wiklei
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy: Acronycta afflicta Grote, 1864
Acronicta schmalzriedi Lemmer, 1937
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • 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: 132; pl. A-7, figs. 5-8 (adult); pl. 17, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 36, fig. 2 (♀ gen.); pl. L-5, figs. 5-7 (larva) (order).
  • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
  • Species Page at Mass Moths
Acronicta afflicta
© Larry Line
Acronicta afflicta
© Robert L. Zimlich [T]
Acronicta afflicta
© Carol Wolf
Acronicta afflicta
© Carol Wolf
Acronicta afflicta
© Lynette Schimming [T]
Acronicta afflicta
© Lynette Schimming [T]
Acronicta afflicta
LG – © Jim Troubridge
Acronicta afflicta
36mm – © Jim Vargo
Acronicta afflicta
© McGuire Center LG

Acronicta afflicta
© McGuire Center LG

Acronicta afflicta
© Lynette Schimming

Acronicta afflicta
© Ken Childs LG

Acronicta afflicta
© Angella Moorehouse LG


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