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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Acronictinae » Dagger Moths (Acronicta) » Clear Dagger Moth - Hodges#9246 (Acronicta clarescens)

Species Acronicta clarescens - Clear Dagger Moth - Hodges#9246

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Season · Food · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Acronictinae
Genus Acronicta (Dagger Moths)
Species clarescens (Clear Dagger Moth - Hodges#9246)
Hodges Number
9246
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acronicta clarescens (Guenée, 1852)
Acronycta clarescens Guenée, 1852 (1)
Acronicta pruni Harris, 1869 (2)
Size
Wingspan ≈ 40mm (2)
Identification
The adult of Acronicta spinigera looks very similar. One way to tell the difference is that A. clarescens has a tuft of tan brown on the midthorax. (from Chris Schmidt)
Season
Adults are on wing from May to August, depending on the location. (2)
Food
Larvae feed on apple, cherry, mountain ash, plum and wild black cherry. (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group – images of live and pinned adults (3)
BOLD Systems - images of DNA supported specimens (4)
Wikipedia - brief description (2)
Works Cited
1.Dicky Sick Ki Yu (1997-2015) Home of Ichneumonoidea (Taxapad)
2.Wikipedia
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 12 August, 2005 - 3:03pm
Additional contributions by Ethan Kistler, Robert Lord Zimlich, marcie oconnor
Last updated 3 February, 2019 - 2:03pm

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