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Noctuidae
931477.4 – 9259   Acronicta noctivaga (Grote, 1864)
             Night-Wandering Dagger

© Nolie Schneider
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Synonymy:
  • noctivaga (Grote, 1864) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9259
      Type locality: Pennsylvania.
  • 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: 230; pl. A-16, figs. 1-8 (adult); pl. 27, fig. 4 (♂ gen.); pl. 43, fig. 3 (♀ gen.); pl. L-15, fig. 7, 8 (larva) (order).
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Acronicta noctivaga
    © Janice Stiefel
    Acronicta noctivaga
    © Tom Murray
    Acronicta noctivaga
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Acronicta noctivaga
    32mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acronicta noctivaga
    © Janice Stiefel
    5th instar
    Acronicta noctivaga
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG

    Acronicta noctivaga
    © John G. Franclemont CUIC LG


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