Acronicta fragilis
Acronicta fragilis, the fragile dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west across Canada, south to Kentucky and Minnesota. It is listed as a species of special concern in the US state of Connecticut.[1]
| Acronicta fragilis | |
|---|---|
 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. fragilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta fragilis Guenée, 1852 | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July depending on the location.
The larvae feed on apple, birch, plum, willow, and white spruce.[2]
Subspecies
- Acronicta fragilis minella
- Acronicta fragilis fragiloides
gollark: Perhaps we can somehow make Karma install potatOS...
gollark: `term.setTextColor(colors.green)`
gollark: This sounds like one of your friends.
gollark: Anyway, if you are on the traffic light blacklist, these traffic lights will act marginally more annoying toward you.
gollark: Oh, you're here to mess up krist?
References
- "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Acronicta-fragilis
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.