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Impressed Dagger Moth - Hodges#9261 (Acronicta impressa)
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Acronicta impressa
- Impressed Dagger Moth - Hodges#9261
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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
impressa
(Impressed Dagger Moth - Hodges#9261)
Hodges Number
9261
Food
Alder, apple, beech, birch, blackberry and other Rubus, blueberry, cherry, currant, dogwood, elm, glae, hazen, larch, oak, plum, poplar, rose, serviceberry, spirea, willow, witch hazel; occasionally nonwoody plants like dogbane
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Life Cycle
larva; leaf wrap around pupa and pupa; adult
Internet References
Animal Diversity Web - University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
Moth Photographers Group
Pacific Northwest Moths
Butterflies and Moths of North America
Discover Life
Works Cited
1.
Owlet Caterpillars of Eastern North America
David L. Wagner. 2011. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by
tom murray
on 21 August, 2005 - 10:36am
Additional contributions by
Ethan Kistler
,
JohnMaxwell22
,
marcie oconnor
Last updated 28 March, 2018 - 9:07am