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Acronicta fragilis (fragile dagger)

Synonyms: Acronicta atrior; Acronicta minella; Acronicta spectans

Wikipedia Abstract

The fragile dagger moth (Acronicta fragilis) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west across Canada, south to Kentucky and Minnesota. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location. The larvae feed on apple, birch, plum, willow, white spruce.
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Infraspecies

Acronicta fragilis fragilis
Acronicta fragilis fragiloides

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♦ 1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0