Acronicta radcliffei

Radcliffe's dagger moth
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. radcliffei
Binomial name
Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875

Acronicta radcliffei, or Radcliffe's dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Leon F. Harvey in 1875. It is found in eastern and southern North America.

The wingspan is 36–38 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

Recorded food plants include ash, birch, chokecherry, elm, serviceberry, sour cherry, wild black cherry and willow.

Subspecies

• Acronicta radcliffei radcliffei
• Acronicta radcliffei vancouverensis

Life cycle

• 
  Caterpillar
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  Pupa
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  Adult

External links

• Anweiler, G. G. (April 21, 2004). "Species Details Acronicta radcliffei". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
• "Acronicta radcliffei (Harvey, 1875)". The Lepidoptera of Wayne County, Ohio. Retrieved November 14, 2020.