Acronicta lepusculina

Agrotis lepusculina

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. lepusculina
Binomial name
*Acronicta lepusculina* Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Apatela felina Grote Acronycta populi Riley Acronycta frigida Smith Acronycta cinderella Smith Acronycta pacifica Smith Acronycta cretata Smith Acronycta insita var canadensis Smith & Dyar Acronycta similana Smith Acronycta tonitra Smith Acronycta cyanescens Hampson Acronycta chionochroa Hampson Acronycta amicora Smith Acronycta metra Smith Acronycta turpis Smith Acronycta transversta Smith Acronita transversta Smith

The cottonwood dagger moth (Acronicta lepusculina) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of eastern North America, west through southern Canada to Vancouver Island and southward.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Salix, Populus and Betula species.

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