Acronicta lepusculina

Acronicta lepusculina, commonly known as the cottonwood dagger moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in most of eastern North America, west through southern Canada to Vancouver Island and southward.^[1][2]

Acronicta lepusculina
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. lepusculina
Binomial name
Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
List Apatela felina Grote Acronycta populi Riley Acronycta frigida Smith Acronycta cinderella Smith Acronycta pacifica Smith Acronycta cretata Smith Acronycta insita var. canadensis Smith & Dyar Acronycta similana Smith Acronycta tonitra Smith Acronycta cyanescens Hampson Acronycta chionochroa Hampson Acronycta amicora Smith Acronycta metra Smith Acronycta turpis Smith Acronycta transversta Smith Acronita transversta Smith

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix, Populus and Betula species.

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta lepusculina​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
2. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lepusculina (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

Further reading

• Bruner, Lawrence (1893). "The Cottonwood Dagger Moth (Acronycta lepusculina Gn.)". Insect Enemies of Ornamental and Shade Trees Growing in Cities and Parks. pp. 181–2. OCLC 32114105.

External links

• "Species Details Acronicta lepusculina". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• Fauske, Gerald M. (March 27, 2002). "Acronicta lepusculina Guenée 1852". Moths of North Dakota. Department of Entomology North Dakota State University. Retrieved December 13, 2020.