Acronicta

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Acronicta
Acronicta rumicis
Acronicta rumicis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Acronicta
Species

Many, including:
Acronicta aceris
Acronicta leporina
Acronicta megacephala
Acronicta psi
Acronicta tridens

Acronicta is a genus of moths. Most of the caterpillars of the species of the genus are unmistakeable having brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The larva of Acronicta obinita is unusally hairy even for this genus [1].


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