Acronicta lobeliae

Acronicta lobeliae, the lobelia dagger moth or greater oak dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1][2] It is found in North America.

Acronicta lobeliae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. lobeliae
Binomial name
Acronicta lobeliae
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Acronycta lobeliae Guenée, 1852
  • Acronycta grotei Butler, 1893

The larva feed on Quercus species.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta lobeliae". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta lobeliae (Guenée, 1852)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.


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