Acronicta impressa

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;

Acronicta impressa, the impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from western Canada to north-western Mexico.[1][2]

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

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