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American and Large Gray Daggers and Allies
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American and Large Gray Daggers and Allies

Acronicta americana

Acronicta americana, the American dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was originally described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 and is native to North America.

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5 branches of this group, most-observed first

American Dagger

speciesAcronicta americana

Frosted and Large Gray Daggers

complexAcronicta hastulifera

Hackberry Dagger

speciesAcronicta rubricoma

Acronicta tota

speciesAcronicta tota

Acronicta magnirena

speciesAcronicta magnirena

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1293501.