Acronicta morula

Acronicta morula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: A. morula
Binomial name
Acronicta morula
Grote & Robinson, 1868

The ochre dagger moth (Acronicta morula) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia, south to Florida, west to Texas.

The wingspan is 40–50 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September in two or more generations depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Ulmus and also Tilia, Malus and Crataegus species.

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