Acronicta lupini

Acronicta lupini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: A. lupini
Binomial name
Acronicta lupini
(Grote, 1873)
Synonyms
  • Merolonche lupina McDunnough, 1938 (missp.)
  • Merolonche lupini (Grote, 1873)
  • Merolonche ursina Smith, 1898
  • Acronicta ursina (Smith, 1898)
  • Merolonche atlinensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927
  • Acronicta atlinensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927)

The Lupine Dagger (Acronicta lupini, formerly Merolonche lupini) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Alberta and Yukon in Canada, south to California.

It is found in alpine habitats.

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in Canada.


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