Acronicta ovata

Acronicta ovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: A. ovata
Binomial name
Acronicta ovata
Grote, 1873

The ovate dagger moth (Acronicta ovata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to North Carolina, west to Texas, north to Manitoba.

The wingspan is 28–35 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September depending on the location. There are two or more generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of beech, birch, chestnut and oak.

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