Moth Photographers Group – Acronicta lepusculina

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Noctuidae

931425 – 9205 Acronicta lepusculina (Guenée, 1852)

Cottonwood Dagger

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Distribution:	Type locality: [Eastern North America].
Similar Species:	Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:	• Acronycta lepusculina Guenée, 1852 • Acronycta canadensis Smith & Dyar, 1898 • Acronycta chionochroa Hampson, 1909 • Acronycta cinderella Smith, 1897 • Acronycta cretata Smith, 1897 • Apatela felina Grote, 1879 • Acronycta frigida Smith, 1897 • Acronycta pacifica Smith, 1897 • Acronycta populi Riley, 1870 • Acronycta similana Smith, 1905 • Acronycta tonitra Smith, 1908 • Acronycta transversata Smith, 1897

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.
Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.37m; p. 282. Book Review and ordering
Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 163; pl. A-11, figs. 7-11 (adult); pl. 21, fig. 1 (♂ gen.); pl. 38, fig. 6 (♀ gen.); pl. L-7, figs. 7, 8 (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
Species page at Moths of North Dakota.