Acronicta hastulifera

Acronicta hastulifera
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. hastulifera
Binomial name
Acronicta hastulifera J. E. Smith, 1797

Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.[1] It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.[2]

The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.[3]

References

1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Acronicta hastulifera​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
2. Savela, Markku, ed. (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta hastulifera (Smith, 1797)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
3. Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30

External links

• "931422.00 – 9201 – Acronicta hastulifera – Frosted Dagger – (Smith, 1797)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 20, 2020.