Acronicta

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Acronicta
Acronicta rumicis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Noctuidae Subfamily: Acronictinae Genus: Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816
Species
Many, including: Acronicta aceris Acronicta americana Acronicta euphorbiae 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 unmistakable having brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The larva of Acronicta obinita is unusually hairy even for this genus [1].