Acronicta impleta, the yellow-haired dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most of North America.
Moths are a polyphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other families of the Noctuoidea. It was considered the largest family in Lepidoptera for a long time, but after regrouping Lymantriinae, Catocalinae and Calpinae within the family Erebidae, the latter holds this title now. Currently, Noctuidae is the second largest family in Noctuoidea, with about 1,089 genera and 11,772 species. However, this classification is still contingent, as more changes continue to appear between Noctuidae and Erebidae.
North America is a continent entirely within the Northern Hemisphere and almost all within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered by some to be a northern subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean, and to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea.
The wingspan is about 42mm. Adults are on wing from April to July depending on the location.
The wingspan of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777-200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres, and a wandering albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres, the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other fixed-wing aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stands at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and owns one of the largest wingspans at 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m).
A larva is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
The poplar grey is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe.
The miller is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found throughout Europe apart from the far south-east.The range extends from the South of Spain, Central Italy and Bulgaria to Scotland and Central Scandinavia, crossing the Arctic circle in Finland and Norway. Outside Europe it is only known in North Africa. In the Eastern Palearctic and the Nearctic ecozone it is replaced by Acronicta vulpina, formerly known as Acronicta leporina subspecies vulpina.
The grey dagger is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
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 is unusually hairy even for this genus. Acronicta species are generally known as dagger moths, as most have one or more black dagger-shaped markings on their forewing uppersides. But some species have a conspicuous dark ring marking instead.
Acronicta euphorbiae, the sweet gale moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.
Acronicta rumicis, the knot grass moth, is a moth which is part of the genus Acronicta and family Noctuidae. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. It is mainly seen in the Palearctic region, which includes Asia, Africa, and Europe. A. rumicis lives and feeds on plants located in wide-open areas. At its larval stage, as a caterpillar, it causes such a large impact as a crop pest that it has received much attention and research. A. rumicis feeds on maize, strawberries and other herbaceous plants.
Acronicta strigosa, the marsh dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed through the whole of Europe, east to the Caucasus, northern China, Korea and Japan.
Acronicta plutoniumna, the German plutonium moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was originally described by Enrico Fermi in 1944 and is native to Germany.
Acronicta increta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout the south of Canada and the United States down to Florida and Texas.
Acronicta fragilis, the fragile dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Newfoundland to Florida, west across Canada, south to Kentucky and Minnesota. It is listed as a species of special concern in the US state of Connecticut.
Acronicta hasta is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the eastern deciduous woodlands, ranging west across southern Saskatchewan and Alberta into central southern British Columbia, south to Tennessee, Wisconsin and Kansas.
Acronicta impressa is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from western Canada to North-western Mexico.
Acronicta vulpina is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New York and Newfoundland west to central British Columbia, south to Colorado.
Acronicta brumosa, the charred dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New York to Florida, west through the southern states to California, north at least to Utah.
Acronicta connecta, the connected dagger moth, is a species of moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Great Lakes region to central New England, south to Florida, west to Texas and Utah.
Acronicta inclara is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in North-eastern North America.
Acronicta cinerea is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from northern Germany, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, the Baltic, southern Finland, Belarus, Ukraine, western Russia up to Uralsk and Guberli.
Hydrelia impleta is a moth in the family Geometridae first described by Louis Beethoven Prout in 1938. It is found in China.
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