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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   Type locality: "St. Martin’s Falls, Albany River, Hudson’s Bay" [Martin’s Falls, ON].  acla (Benjamin, 1933) (Apatela) (synonym of ssp. impressa)  auricoma of authors; (not Fabricius, 1787) (Noctua) misappl. (synonym of ssp. impressa)  distans (Grote, 1879) (Apatela) (synonym of ssp. impressa)  emaculata (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta) (synonym of ssp. impressa)  fasciata (Walker, 1856) (Acronycta) (synonym of ssp. impressa)  lemmeri (Chermock & Chermock, 1940) (Apatela) (synonym of ssp. impressa)  scintillans Franclemont, 1938 (Acronicta) (synonym of ssp. impressa)  verrilli Franclemont & Todd, 1983 (Acronicta) emend. (synonym of ssp. impressa)  verrillii (Grote & Robinson, 1870) (Acronycta) (synonym of ssp. impressa) ssp. b. dolorosa (Dyar, 1904) (Acronycta) Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta impressa (Walker, 1856) includes as synonyms Acronicta acla [9262] and Acronicta distans [9263].

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: 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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