Acronicta laetifica
| Acronicta laetifica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. laetifica |
| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta laetifica Smith, 1897 | |
The pleasant dagger moth (Acronicta laetifica) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Texas, north to Manitoba.
The wingspan is 37–43 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in Ohio and from April to October in the south. There are two or more generations in the south and one in the north.
The larvae feed on Carya species.
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