| Moths of North Dakota |
Noctuidae: Acronictinae |
Acronicta lepusculina Guenée 1852
| Common name: Cottonwood dagger moth.
Hodges #: 9205. Identification: Rfw 18.4 mm., fw pale silver/whitish-gray, apical and tornal dashes obscure, basal dash present. Similar species: 9199, 9200, 9203. Distribution: southern Canada and United States. Hosts: Larvae feed on leaves of Salix– willow, Populus– poplar and Betula– Birch.
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ND, Richland Co., 2 mi. N Iron Pond, Sheyenne Natl. grasslands. 13- VI- 1992. Hg/ UV light, coll. G. Fauske.
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