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Acronicta sperata (Hopeful Dagger Moth)

Synonyms: Acronicta speratina

Wikipedia Abstract

The Hopeful Dagger Moth (Acronicta sperata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from New Brunswick west to the Alberta foothills, south to the District of Columbia, Missouri and in the mountains to Colorado. The wingspan is 30–35 mm. Adults are on wing from May to June depending on the location. The larvae feed on Populus and Alnus species.
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Prey / Diet

Abies balsamea (Canadian fir)[1]
Acer negundo (box elder)[1]
Lindera triloba (sassafras)[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