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Species Acronicta edolata - Hodges#9269

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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 edolata (Acronicta edolata - Hodges#9269)
Hodges Number
9269
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Acronicta edolata (Grote(1), 1881)
Apatela edolata Grote, 1881
Acronicta sagittata McDunnough, 1940 - n. syn. (2)
Phylogenetic sequence # 931483 (3)
Size
Grote (1881) listed the wingspan 38-40 mm.
Identification
Grote (1881) original description as Apatela edolata is available online and linked in the print references.
Larva photo at Cornell University Insect Collection: Franclemont
Range
USA: WY, UT, CO, AZ, NM, western OK and TX; Mexico. (2)
Type locality: Tuscon, AZ.
Season
Acronicta edolata has a flight period of March to October with possibly two broods..
Print References
Grote, A.R., 1881. New moths from Arizona, with remarks on Catocala and Heliothis. Papilio 1: 153.