Acronicta tritona

Acronicta tritona, the Triton dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1][2][3] It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west to north-eastern Alberta, south to Florida and Texas, and west to Oregon.

Acronicta tritona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. tritona
Binomial name
Acronicta tritona
(Hübner, 1818)

The wingspan is 35–40 mm.

The larva feed on Helonias bullata and Vaccinium species, including Oxycoccos species and Vaccinium stamineum.

References

  1. "931432.00 – 9211 – Acronicta tritona – Triton Dagger – (Hübner, 1818)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta tritona". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2020.
  3. Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta tritona (Hübner, [1813])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 21, 2020.


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