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A Gray Dagger Moth collected in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/8/1996).
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Source: Wikipedia
Acronicta grisea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. grisea
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856
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Acronicta grisea, the gray dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast in southern Canada and the northern United States.
The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing in midsummer.
Subspecies
[edit]- Acronicta grisea grisea
- Acronicta grisea revellata
External links
[edit]- "Species Details Acronicta grisea". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (June 21, 2007). "Species Acronicta grisea - Gray Dagger - Hodges#9212". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.