Acronicta lanceolaria

Acronicta lanceolaria, the lanceolate dagger moth or pointed dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875.[1][2] It is found in North America, from Nova Scotia to British Columbia. It is listed as a species of special concern and believed extirpated in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

Acronicta lanceolaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. lanceolaria
Binomial name
Acronicta lanceolaria
Grote, 1875

Adults are on wing in early June in one generation.

Reported larval hosts include Populus grandidentata, Salix and Rubus.[4]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta lanceolaria​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lanceolaria (Grote, 1875)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
  4. Anweiler, G. G. (December 10, 2004). "Species Details Acronicta lanceolaria". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.


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