Acronicta ovata
| Acronicta ovata | |
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| 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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