Genus of moths
Acronicta
Grey dagger , Acronicta psi dagger " marks
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Superfamily:
Noctuoidea
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Acronictinae
Genus:
Acronicta Ochsenheimer , 1816[ 1]
Type species
Phalaena leporina
Diversity
About 150 species
Synonyms
Acronycta Treitschke, 1825 Acronyctia Meigen, 1813 (lapsus Apatela Stephens, 1829 (lapsus ) Apatelae Ochsenheimer, 1816 Apatele Hübner, [1806] (suppressed ) Apatele Hübner, [1808] (suppressed) Apatele Hübner, [1818] (unavailable) Apatele Hübner, 1822 Aneuviminia Beck, 1966 Arctomyscis Hübner, 1820 Chamaepora Warren, 1909 Cometa Sodoffsky, 1837 Cuspidia Chapman, 1890 Eulonche Grote, 1873 Euviminia Beck, 1966 Hyboma Hübner, 1827 Hylonycta Sugi, 1979 Jocheaera Hübner, 1827 Lepitoreuma Grote, 1873 Mastiphanes Grote, 1882 Megacronycta Grote, 1873 Microcoelia Guenée, 1852 Molybdonycta Sugi, 1979 Paraviminia Beck, 1966 Pharetra Hübner, [1827] 1816non Bolten, 1798: preoccupied ) Philorgyia Grote, 1896 Plataplecta Butler, 1878 Pseudepunda Butler, 1890 Semaphora Guenée, 1841 Sematophora Agassiz, [1848] Subacronicta Kozhanchikov, 1950 Triaena Hübner, 1827 Tricholonche Grote, 1896 Viminia Chapman, 1890
A. radcliffei caterpillarA. radcliffei pupaAcronicta genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the temperate Holarctic , with some in adjacent subtropical regions. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae . Caterpillars of most Acronicta species are unmistakable, with brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The hairy spikes may contain poison, which cause itchy, painful, swollen rash in humans on contact. The larva of the smeared dagger moth (A. oblinita ) is unusually hairy even for this genus. Acronicta species are generally known as dagger moths , as most have one or more black dagger -shaped markings on their forewing uppersides. But some species have a conspicuous dark ring marking instead.
Description
Its eyes are naked and without eyelashes. The proboscis is fully developed. Antennae are simple in both sexes. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Abdomen with long coarse hair on the dorsal part of proximal segments. Legs spineless. Forewings with non-crenulate cilia. Inner margin slightly lobed towards base.[ 2]
Species
The following species are classified in the genus.[ 3]
Acronicta aceris Linnaeus, 1758 [ 4] Acronicta adaucta Warren, 1909 Acronicta afflicta Grote, 1864 – afflicted dagger mothAcronicta albarufa Grote, 1874 Acronicta albistigma Hampson, 1909 Acronicta alni Linnaeus, 1767 [ 5] Acronicta americana Harris, 1841 – American dagger mothAcronicta atristrigatus J.B. Smith, 1900 (alternative spelling Acronicta atristrigata )Acronicta auricoma [Schiffermüller], 1775 [ 6] Acronicta australis (Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000) Acronicta barnesii Smith, 1897 Acronicta beameri Todd, 1958 Acronicta bellula Alphéraky, 1895 Acronicta betulae Riley, 1884 – birch dagger mothAcronicta bicolor Moore, 1881 Acronicta browni Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000 Acronicta brumosa Guenée, 1852 – charred dagger mothAcronicta carbonaria Graeser, 1889 Acronicta catocaloida Graeser, 1889 Acronicta centralis Erschoff, 1874 Acronicta cinerea Hufnagel, 1766 [ 7] Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852 – clear dagger mothAcronicta concrepta Draudt 1937 Acronicta connecta Grote, 1873 – connected dagger mothAcronicta cuspis Hübner, [1813] [ 8] Acronicta cyanescens Hampson, 1909 Acronicta dahurica Kononenko & Han, 2008 [ 9] Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874 – fingered dagger mothAcronicta denticulata Moore Acronicta digna Butler, 1881 Acronicta dinawa Bethune-Baker, 1906 Acronicta dolli (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918) Acronicta edolata Grote, 1881 Acronicta euphorbiae [Schiffermüller], 1775 [ 6] Acronicta exempta Dyar, 1922 Acronicta exilis Grote, 1874 – exiled dagger mothAcronicta extricata Grote, 1882 Acronicta falcula Grote, 1877 Acronicta fragilis Guénée, 1852 – fragile dagger mothAcronicta funeralis Grote & Robinson, 1866 – funerary dagger mothAcronicta gastridia Swinhoe, 1895 Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856 – gray dagger mothAcronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852 (syn: Acronicta subochrea Grote, 1874 ) – witch hazel dagger mothAcronicta hasta Guenée, 1852 – speared dagger mothAcronicta hastulifera J.E. Smith, 1797 – frosted dagger mothAcronicta heitzmani Covell & Metzler, 1992 – Heitzman's dagger mothAcronicta hercules Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Acronicta immodica Schmidt & Anweiler, 2020 - medium dagger mothAcronicta impleta Walker, 1856 – yellow-haired dagger mothAcronicta impressa Walker, 1856 – impressed dagger mothAcronicta inclara Smith, 1900 – unclear dagger mothAcronicta increta Morrison, 1974 – raspberry bud daggerAcronicta innotata Guenée, 1852 – unmarked dagger mothAcronicta insita Walker, 1856 Acronicta intermedia Warren, 1909 Acronicta interrupta Guenée, 1852 – interrupted dagger mothAcronicta iria Swinhoe, 1899 Acronicta jozana Matsumura, 1926 Acronicta laetifica Smith, 1897 – pleasant dagger mothAcronicta lanceolaria Grote, 1875 – lanceolate dagger mothAcronicta lepetita Smith, 1908 Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758 [ 4] Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852 – cottonwood dagger mothAcronicta leucocuspis Butler, 1878 Acronicta lithospila Grote, 1874 – streaked dagger mothAcronicta lobeliae Guenée, 1852 – lobelia dagger moth, greater oak dagger mothAcronicta longa Guenée, 1852 – long-winged dagger mothAcronicta lupini Grote, 1873 (syn: Acronicta ursina (Smith, 1898) , Acronicta atlinensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927 )Acronicta lutea Bremer & Grey 1852 Acronicta major Bremer, 1861 Acronicta mansueta Smith, 1897 Acronicta marmorata Smith, 1897 – marble dagger mothAcronicta megacephala [Schiffermüller], 1775 [ 6] Acronicta meghala [ 10] Acronicta menyanthidis Esper, 1789 – light knot grassAcronicta metaxantha Hampson, 1909 Acronicta modica Walker, 1856 – hesitant dagger mothAcronicta morula Grote & Robinson, 1868 – ochre dagger mothAcronicta nigricans Leech, 1900 Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864 – night-wandering dagger mothAcronicta oblinita Smith, 1797 (syn: Acronicta arioch Strecker, 1898 ) – smeared dagger mothAcronicta omorii Matsumura, 1926 [ 11] Acronicta orientalis Mann, 1862 [ 12] Acronicta othello Smith, 1908 Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873 – ovate dagger mothAcronicta parallela Grote, 1879 Acronicta pasiphae Draudt, 1936 Acronicta paupercula Grote, 1874 Acronicta perblanda Ferguson, 1989 Acronicta perdita Grote, 1874 Acronicta pruinosa Guenée, 1852 [ 13] Acronicta psi Linnaeus, 1758 [ 4] Acronicta psichinesis Kononenko & Han, 2008 [ 9] Acronicta psorallina Lower, 1903 Acronicta pulverosa Hampson 1909 Acronicta quadrata Smith, 1908 Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875 – Radcliffe's dagger mothAcronicta raphael Oberthur 1884 Acronicta rapidan Dyar, 1912 Acronicta retardata Walker, 1861 (syn: Acronicta caesarea Smith, 1905 ) – retarded dagger mothAcronicta rubiginosa Walker, 1862 [ 14] Acronicta rubricoma Guenée, 1852 – ruddy dagger mothAcronicta rumicis Linnaeus, 1758 [ 4] Acronicta sagittata McDunnough, 1940 Acronicta sinescripta Ferguson, 1989 Acronicta sperata Grote, 1873 Acronicta spinea (Grote, 1876) Acronicta spinigera Guenée, 1852 – nondescript dagger mothAcronicta strigosa [Schiffermüller], 1775 [ 6] Acronicta strigulata Smith, 1897 Acronicta subornata Leech, 1889 Acronicta sugii (Kinoshita, 1990) Acronicta superans Guenée, 1852 – splendid dagger mothAcronicta theodora Schaus, 1894 Acronicta thoracica Grote, 1880 Acronicta tiena Püngeler, 1907 Acronicta tota Grote, 1879 Acronicta tridens [Schiffermüller], 1775 – dark daggerAcronicta tristis Smith, 1911 Acronicta tritona Hübner, 1879 – Triton dagger mothAcronicta valliscola Blanchard, 1968 [ 15] Acronicta vinnula Grote, 1864 – delightful dagger mothAcronicta vulpina Grote, 1883 – miller dagger moth
References
^ Ochsenheimer (1816). Die Schmetterlinge von Europa 4: 62.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II ^ Savela, Markku. "Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816" . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . Retrieved October 30, 2017 . ^ a b c d Linnaeus (1758). Systema Naturae (Edn 10) 1: 510-516.
^ Linnaeus (1767). Systema Naturae (Edn 12) 1(2): 845.
^ a b c d [Schiffermüller] (1775). Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend pp. 67-88
^ Hufnagel (1766). Berlin. Magazin. 3(4): 416.
^ Hübner ([1813]). Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge [4]: pl. 108 (1809-1813), fig. 504
^ a b Kononenko, Vladimir & Han, Hui-Lin (2008). "Two new Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816 from China and Russia (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acronictinae)" . Zootaxa . 1910 (1): 45– 52. doi :10.11646/zootaxa.1910.1.4 . ^ Volynkin, Anton V.; Saldaitis, Aidas; Dvořák, Marek (2023-11-19). "Acronicta meghala, a new species from Indochina (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acronictinae)" . Ecologica Montenegrina . 69 . Institute for Biodiversity and Ecology: 117– 125. doi :10.37828/em.2023.69.11 ISSN 2336-9744 . ^ Matsumura (1926). Insecta Matsumurana 1: 3, pl. 1, fig. 2.
^ Mann (1862). Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 6: 370, pl. 3, fig. 4.
^ Guenée (1852) in Boisduval & Guenée, Histoire naturelle des insectes; spécies général des lépidoptères 5 (Noct. 1) p. 53.
^ Walker (1862). Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Zoology 6: 178.
^ Blanchard, André (1968). "New moths from Texas (Noctuidae, Tortricidae)" . Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society . 22 (3): 133– 145.
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