Acronicta ovata
| Acronicta ovata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. ovata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873 | |
Acronicta ovata, the ovate dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Texas, north to Manitoba.[1]
The wingspan is 28–35 mm.[2] Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location.[2][3] There are two or more generations per year.
The larvae feed on the leaves of beech, birch, chestnut, hickory, tupelo and oak,[4][5] reportedly preferring the latter host.[5]
References
- ↑
- Wagner, David L. (2005). Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-12144-3.
- As cited in Shropshire, Kimberley J.; Tallamy, Douglas W. (2025). "Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: An annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records". ZooKeys (1261): 101–113. Bibcode:2025ZooK.1261..101S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1261.160796. PMC 12676573. PMID 41357956.
- 1 2 Hall, S.P.; Sullivan, J.B.; Petranka, J.W.; George, D.; Niznik, J.; Feldman, T.; Backstrom, P.; Howard, T. (2026). "Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873 - Ovate Dagger". The Moths of North Carolina. Raleigh: North Carolina Biodiversity Project and North Carolina State Parks. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ Lines, Larry. "Acronicta ovata". Moths of Maryland and Specimens from Other States. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- ↑ "Acronicta ovata (Grote, 1873)". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University. 2000. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
- 1 2 Nanz, Steve; Montagna, Tea; Hunt, Aaron; Schmidt, Chris (eds.). "931419.83 – 9243 Acronicta ovata (Grote, 1873)". Digital Guide to Moth Identification. North American Moth Photographers Group at the Mississippi Entomological Museum at Mississippi State University. Retrieved 27 July 2026.