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Acronicta betulae

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Acronicta betulae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. betulae
Binomial name
Acronicta betulae
Riley, 1884

Acronicta betulae, the birch dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Texas, north to Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May and from August to September in two generations.

The larvae feed on the leaves of birch, possibly exclusively Betula nigra.

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