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Acronicta longa (Long-winged Dagger Moth)

Synonyms: Acronicta pallidicoma; Acronicta set; Acronicta xyliniformis; Acronicta xylinoides

Wikipedia Abstract

The long-winged dagger moth (Acronicta longa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found across southern Canada, from Nova Scotia west to eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas and in the Rocky Mountains. The wingspan is 32–44 mm. The larvae feed on birch, blackberry, oak and willow.
View Wikipedia Record: Acronicta longa

Prey / Diet

Gossypium herbaceum (Levant cotton)[1]
Prunus persica (peach)[1]
Rubus allegheniensis (common blackberry)[1]
Rubus idaeus (Raspberry)[1]
Toxicodendron pubescens (poison oak)[1]

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 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