Acronicta lobeliae

Acronicta lobeliae
	adult
	larva
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. lobeliae
Binomial name
	Acronicta lobeliae; (Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
	Acronycta lobeliae Guenée, 1852; Acronycta grotei Butler, 1893;

Acronicta lobeliae, the lobelia dagger moth or greater oak dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2] It is found in North America.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

References

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

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta lobeliae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.

[2] Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lobeliae (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.