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A Frosted Dagger Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2017).
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A Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2016).
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A Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/22/2018).
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A Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/12/2019).
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Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar on Alder in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2021).
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Source: Wikipedia
Acronicta hastulifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. hastulifera
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta hastulifera J. E. Smith, 1797
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Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.[1] It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.[2]
The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta hastulifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta hastulifera (Smith, 1797)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30
External links
[edit]- "931422.00 – 9201 – Acronicta hastulifera – Frosted Dagger – (Smith, 1797)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 20, 2020.