Spencer, a professor in the ubc zoology department. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office. Enter the name or part of a name you wish to search for. It was originally described by thaddeus william harris in 1841 and is native to north america. They are trickier to distinguish in early instars see these posts for pics, but at this point, im convinced this species is a.
Acronicta is a genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the temperate holarctic, with some in adjacent subtropical regions. Caterpillar green, dorsal brown patch wider on t1 and a4 through a8. Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. Grote to proclaim there would seem to be no genus which offers a more interesting field to the biologist for exploration grote, 1895. Flyger i januari,april,maj,juni,juli,augusti,september. Caterpillars of most acronicta species are unmistakable, with brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. Leaves on the lawn with portions of the petioles attached are characteristic and indicate dagger moth feeding overhead. Fuzzy wuzzy was a caterpillar arrants outdoors, llc. These tufts are the identifiable characteristic of the. A variable species, some examples of which can resemble other acronicta species, but this moth usually shows a curved white mark near the rear edge of the forewing, even in melanic specimens it is widely distributed and quite common in most of britain, including scotland where it occurs widely but is less frequent. The phylogeny of the noctuidae, systematic entomology 21. In louisiana, perblanda is single brooded, flight peaking the first week of april fig.
Acronicta viminia rumicis linnaeus, 1758 fauna europaea. After an hour of notveryproductive searching, ben shouted brigette, i have a present for you. Acronicta orientalis shares its habitat there with orthosia rorida and tarucus balkanicus. Keep in mind that the search is only based on the full taxon name.
Acronicta dactylina grote, 1874 quebec, ontario, manitoba, british columbia, washington, california, maine, new hampshire, massachusetts, new york, minnesota. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Moth photographers group at the mississippi entomological museum at the mississippi state university.
Click to enlarge on this particular caterpillar, the setae which are capable of stinging are the longer black tufts located on the back of the caterpillar. Like several other acronicta species, the ground colour varies from pale grey to dark sootygrey. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Highly variable larvae in the genus acronicta prompted a. Send suggestions, or submit photographs to webmaster moth photographers group. Acronicta sinescripta ferguson in louisiana by vernon antoine brou jr.
Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Acronicta lobeliae lobelia dagger moth discover life. The larva feed on helonias bullata and vaccinium species, including oxycoccos species and vaccinium stamineum. Acronicta rumicis ampferrindeneule naturschmetterlinge in. Thanks to a comment from one of our readers, we now know that this is a clear owlet moth caterpillar, acronicta clarescens. This page was last edited on 22 december 2018, at 16.
Despite our renewed enthusiasm and redoubled efforts, we did not find any more acronicta in the park. One of several powderylooking greyish moths which can be difficult to identify, this species has however a distinctly round whitish orbicular stigma with a darker centre, and whitish hindwings. Acronicta megacephala colonizes softwoodrich forests of all kinds and is also found in poplar avenues and in residential areas. The forewing pattern is dominated by black basal and anal dashes, the double antemedial land postmedial lines, and the orbicular and reniform spots. Smartweed caterpillar larva of smeared dagger moth. Acronicta radcliffei is the larger fw length 1721 mm and smoother gray of two similar acronicta species that fly in forests throughout the pacific northwest during late spring and summer. Acronicta noctivaga grote, 1864 lepidoptera, noctuidae in louisiana. Resolving the systematics of acronictinae lepidoptera, noctuidae, the. Flies in january,april,may,june,july,august,september.
The posterior wing is often slightly darker than the rest of the wing. Acronicta rumicis ampferrindeneule ch be hasliberg 1050. In northern greece acronicta orientalis inhabits dry warm steppe slopes with loose scrub with paliurus spinachristi and others. Acronicta aceris ahornrindeneule the sycamore euroleps. The knot grass moth and caterpillar acronicta rumicis. Phylogenetic relationships of acronictinae with discussion of the abdominal courtship brush in noctuidae lepidoptera article pdf available in systematic entomology 412 december 2015 with. Species acronicta heitzmani heitzmans dagger moth hodges. Acronicta alni erlenrindeneule ch be hasliberg 1050 m, 12.
Greater oak dagger acronicta lobeliae princess anne environs somerset county, maryland august 8, 2008 photographer. Moths noctuidaeacronictinae click on thumbnails for better view. Acronicta alni, the alder moth, is a moth of the family noctuidae. Sure enough it was a little acronicta caterpillar on an emory oak tree. The brightlycoloured caterpillar is covered with yellow and orange hairs and has a row of blackedged white blotches along the back. The caterpillar is usually found from june to september. Alder moth, acronicta alni linnaeus, 1767, noctuidae nattflyn. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of acronicta lobeliae lobelia dagger moth discover life.
Acronicta acronicta aceris linnaeus, 1758 fauna europaea. Pdf this article deals with the lepidoptera fauna of van province east turkey. Pdf list of the species of the lepidoptera of van province east. The species is distributed mainly in the southeastern counties of england, with scattered records elsewhere. The spencer entomological museum was formally established in 1953 from the holdings of dr. Acronicta impressa walker, 1856 butterflies and moths of. Forewing ground colour varies from light to dark grey. Acronicta pruinosa is a moth of the family noctuidae.
In louisiana, perblanda has been taken in only two southeastern parishes fig. On the taxonomy of the genus acronicta lepidoptera, noctuidae. In the south greece, i found larvae as early as may 2011. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. It is found in eastern north america, from nova scotia west to northeastern alberta, south to florida and texas, and west to oregon the wingspan is 3540 mm. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. Acronicta lupini is a densely scales hoary dark gray mediumsized fw length 16 19 mm that flies at middle and high elevations during the summer.
Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Larvae feed on foliage and have the unique habit of clipping off partially eaten leaves in order to avoid detection by predatory birds. Moths and caterpillars of the noctuid genus acronicta oschenheimer, 1816. Erlen rindeneule acronicta alni alder moth 20329 byte. Acronicta euphorbiae wolfmilchrindeneule sweet gale moth. Nwafrika, weuropa bis ural, balkan, kleinasien, zypern, naher osten, sibirien, zentralasien, altai, wchina. Pdf phylogenetic relationships of acronictinae with. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose. Alaftonfly, acronicta alni linnaeus, 1767, nattflyn noctuidae. Hi again, just wanted to let you know that i found a local naturalist who identified this as a clear dagger moth caterpillar acronicta clarescens. Norfolk status woodland, fens, heathland, scrub, grassland and gardens. Acronicta tritona, the triton dagger moth, is a moth of the family noctuidae.
Acronicta triaena psi linnaeus,1758 noctuidae synonyms. Acronicta megacephala flies in one or two overlapping generations from may to august. An acronicta in nahilalakip ha familia nga noctuidae. Acronicta americana, the american dagger moth, is a moth of the family noctuidae. Sycamore acronicta aceris norfolk moths the macro and micro moths of norfolk. Ahornrindeneule acronicta aceris 11 bilder, silbergrune nesselhockereule abrostola tripartita 3 bilder, dunkelgraue nesselhockereule abrostola triplasia. The alder moth is a member of the large noctuidae family of moths, sub family acronictinae, many of. The forewing is covered with black and long white scales producing a grizzled or hoary look. It is found in europe from southern fennoscandia to spain, italy and the balkans, turkey, the european part of russia and the neighbouring countries, the caucasus, the ural, southern siberia, transbaikalia, the russian far east primorye, sakhalin, southern kuriles, khabarovsk and the amur region, china, japan hokkaido and. The noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are the most.
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