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Acronicta noctivaga

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Acronicta noctivaga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. noctivaga
Binomial name
Acronicta noctivaga
Grote, 1864

Acronicta noctivaga, the night-wandering dagger moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in north-eastern North America including Wisconsin, New York, Maryland and Ontario.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

Recorded food plants include poplar.

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