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Noctuidae
931427 – 9206   Acronicta vulpina (Grote, 1883)
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Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
Type locality: Dorcas Bay, ON.
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Synonymy: Apatela vulpina Grote, 1883
Apatela cassinoi Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
Apatela cretatoides Benjamin, 1935
Phalaena leporina of authors not Linnaeus, 1758
Apatela moesta Dyar, 1904
Apatela sancta Edwards, 1888
Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta vulpina (Grote, 1883), listed as a subspecies of Acronicta leporina (extralimital), in Hodges et al. (1983) (Checklist), is treated as a full species in Kononenko et al. (1989),Mikkola et al. (1991) and Lafontaine & Schmidt (2010).
References
  • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Some specimens shown may not be sequenced. DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness not proof of identification.
  • Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 167; pl. A-11, figs. 12-16 (adult); pl. 21, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 38, fig. 8 (♀ gen.); pl. L-8, fig. 2 (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
Acronicta vulpina
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Acronicta vulpina
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Acronicta vulpina
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Acronicta vulpina
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Acronicta vulpina
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Acronicta vulpina
38mm – © Jim Vargo
Acronicta vulpina
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5th instar
Acronicta vulpina
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4th instar
Acronicta vulpina
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3rd instar
Acronicta vulpina
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2nd instar

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