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Noctuidae 931477 – 9261   Acronicta impressa (Walker, 1856)              Impressive Dagger

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: impressa (Walker, 1856) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9261; TL: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON].  acla (Benjamin, 1933) (Apatela)  auricoma of authors; (not Fabricius, 1787) (Noctua) misappl.  distans (Grote, 1879) (Apatela)  emaculata (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta)  fasciata (Walker, 1856) (Acronycta)  lemmeri (Chermock & Chermock, 1940) (Apatela)  scintillans Franclemont, 1938 (Acronicta)  verrilli Franclemont & Todd, 1983 (Acronicta) emend.  verrillii (Grote & Robinson, 1870) (Acronycta) ssp. b. dolorosa (Dyar, 1904) (Acronycta) Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta impressa (Walker, 1856) includes as synonyms Acronicta acla [9262] and Acronicta distans [9263].

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) Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 220; pl. A-16, figs. 9-28 (adult); pl. 26, fig. 6 (♂ gen.); pl. 42, fig. 7 (♀ gen.); pl. L-15, figs. 1-6. (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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