Acronicta impressa

Acronicta impressa (impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth) is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from western Canada to North-western Mexico.

Acronicta impressa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. impressa
Binomial name
Acronicta impressa
Walker, 1856
Synonyms
  • Acronicta fasciata
  • Acronicta verrilli
  • Acronicta lemmeri
  • Acronicta distans Grote, 1879
  • Acronicta scintillans Franclemont, 1938
  • Acronicta acla Benjamin, 1933

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from early to midsummer depending on the location.

Recorded food plants include bitterbrush, rose, aspen, poplar and willow.

Subspecies

  • Acronicta impressa impressa
  • Acronicta impressa emaculata


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