Acronicta hastulifera
Acronicta hastulifera | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. hastulifera |
Binomial name | |
Acronicta hastulifera Smith, 1797 | |
The frosted dagger moth (Acronicta hastulifera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.[1]
References
- ↑ Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center
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