Acronicta vulpina, the vulpina dagger moth or miller dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1883.[1][2] It is found in North America from New York and Newfoundland west to central British Columbia, south to Colorado.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. vulpina
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta vulpina Grote, 1883
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It was formerly considered a subspecies of Acronicta leporina (both species occur in eastern Russia).
The wingspan is 40–47 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Populus tremuloides, Betula papyrifera, Populus balsamifera Alnus rugosa and Salix species.
Subspecies edit
- Acronicta vulpina leporella (Russia)
- Acronicta vulpina vulpina (North America)
References edit
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta vulpina". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta vulpina (Grote, 1883)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
External links edit
- Schmidt, B. C. & Anweiler, G. G. (April 7, 2003). "Species Details Acronicta vulpina". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- McLeod, Robin (March 17, 2018). "Species Acronicta vulpina - Miller Dagger - Hodges#9206". BugGuide. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
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