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Dagger Moths
Acronicta
Acronicta is a genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the temperate Holarctic, with some in adjacent subtropical regions. Caterpillars of most Acronicta species are unmistakable, with brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The larva of the smeared dagger moth (A. oblinita) is unusually hairy even for this genus. Acronicta species are generally known as dagger moths, as most have one or more black dagger-shaped...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Acronicta
subgenusAcronicta
Simyra
subgenusSimyra
Agriopodes
subgenusAgriopodes
Northern Nearctic Oak Daggers
subgenusLepitoreuma
Triaena
subgenusTriaena
Jocheaera
subgenusJocheaera
Subacronicta
subgenusSubacronicta
Jovial-colored Caterpillar Daggers
subgenusDossena
Hyboma
subgenusHyboma
Southern Nearctic and Neotropical Oak Daggers
subgenusMagnicosta
Acronicta psorallina
speciesAcronicta psorallina
Plataplecta
subgenusPlataplecta
Hylonycta
subgenusHylonycta
Acronicta transvalica
speciesAcronicta transvalica
Acronicta gigasa
speciesAcronicta gigasa
Acronicta rubiginosa
speciesAcronicta rubiginosa
Acronicta verbenata
speciesAcronicta verbenata
Acronicta bellula
speciesAcronicta bellula
Acronicta subpurpurea
speciesAcronicta subpurpurea
Acronicta isocuspis
speciesAcronicta isocuspis
Acronicta indica
speciesAcronicta indica
Acronicta turanica
speciesAcronicta turanica
Acronicta pulverosa
speciesAcronicta pulverosa
Molybdonycta
subgenusMolybdonycta
Acronicta dinawa
speciesAcronicta dinawa
Acronicta sugii
speciesAcronicta sugii
Acronicta orientalis
speciesAcronicta orientalis
Acronicta angustimacula
speciesAcronicta angustimacula
Acronicta centralis
speciesAcronicta centralis
Acronicta tegminalis
speciesAcronicta tegminalis
Acronicta fuscantenna
speciesAcronicta fuscantenna
Acronicta pasiphae
speciesAcronicta pasiphae
Acronicta elsae
speciesAcronicta elsae
Acronicta raphael
speciesAcronicta raphael
Acronicta sandrae
speciesAcronicta sandrae
Acronicta niveogrisea
speciesAcronicta niveogrisea
Acronicta vumbae
speciesAcronicta vumbae
Acronicta metaxantha
speciesAcronicta metaxantha
Acronicta nigricans
speciesAcronicta nigricans
Acronicta elaeagni
speciesAcronicta elaeagni
Acronicta hemileuca
speciesAcronicta hemileuca
Acronicta gastridia
speciesAcronicta gastridia
Acronicta radiata
speciesAcronicta radiata
Acronicta bicoloraria
speciesAcronicta bicoloraria
Acronicta elegans
speciesAcronicta elegans
Acronicta iria
speciesAcronicta iria
Acronicta luteola
speciesAcronicta luteola
Acronicta nigralbata
speciesAcronicta nigralbata
Acronicta saadi
speciesAcronicta saadi
Acronicta taurica
speciesAcronicta taurica
Acronicta draudti
speciesAcronicta draudti
Acronicta yangtseana
speciesAcronicta yangtseana
Acronicta grumi
speciesAcronicta grumi
Acronicta lilacina
speciesAcronicta lilacina
Acronicta novella
speciesAcronicta novella
Acronicta nigrivitta
speciesAcronicta nigrivitta
Acronicta capillata
speciesAcronicta capillata
Acronicta pachycephala
speciesAcronicta pachycephala
Acronicta renirufa
speciesAcronicta renirufa
Acronicta gertae
speciesAcronicta gertae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 55624.