Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852

Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852

The clear dagger moth (Acronicta clarescens) is a Noctuidae moth found in North America with a 40 mm wingspan.

Family
Genus
Acronicta
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852

Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852, commonly called the clear dagger moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Noctuidae. This species is distributed in North America. It has a wingspan of approximately 40 millimeters. Adult clear dagger moths are active in flight from May to August, with the timing varying by location. The larvae of this moth feed on apple, cherry, mountain ash, plum, and wild black cherry.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Acronicta

More from Noctuidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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