Acronicta impressa
| Acronicta impressa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. impressa |
| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856 | |
| Synonyms | |
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The impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth (Acronicta impressa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from western Canada to North-western Mexico.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from early to midsummer depending on the location.
Recorded food plants include bitterbrush, rose, aspen, poplar and willow.
Subspecies
- Acronicta impressa impressa
- Acronicta impressa emaculata
- Acronicta impressa complex