Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Noctuidae Scientific name Acronicta impressa | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Acronicta Rank Species | |
Similar Acronicta superans, Acronicta impleta, Acronicta hasta, Acronicta morula, Acronicta dactylina | ||
The impressive dagger moth or willow dagger moth (Acronicta impressa) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from western Canada to North-western Mexico.
The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from early to midsummer depending on the location.
Recorded food plants include bitterbrush, rose, aspen, poplar and willow.
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