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Noctuidae
931419.77 – 9254   Acronicta afflicta (Grote, 1864)
             Afflicted Dagger

© Mark Dreiling - DNA
Similar Species:
  • 9255 Acronicta brumosa
  • 9255.1 Acronicta liturata
  • 9255.2 Acronicta wiklei
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • afflicta Grote 1864 (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9254; Type locality: Holotype: Lakehurst, NJ
  • schmalzriedi Lemmer 1937 (Acronicta)
  • 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)
    • Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 132; pl. A-7, figs. 5-8 (adult); pl. 17, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 36, fig. 2 (♀ gen.); pl. L-5, figs. 5-7 (larva) (order).
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Acronicta afflicta
    © Larry Line
    Acronicta afflicta
    © Robert L. Zimlich [T]
    Acronicta afflicta
    © Carol Wolf
    Acronicta afflicta
    © Carol Wolf
    Acronicta afflicta
    © Lynette Schimming [T]
    Acronicta afflicta
    © Lynette Schimming [T]
    Acronicta afflicta
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Acronicta afflicta
    36mm – © Jim Vargo
    Acronicta afflicta
    © McGuire Center LG

    Acronicta afflicta
    © McGuire Center LG

    Acronicta afflicta
    © Lynette Schimming

    Acronicta afflicta
    © Ken Childs LG

    Acronicta afflicta
    © Angella Moorehouse LG


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