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Noctuidae 931423 – 9202   Acronicta insita (Walker, 1856)              Large Gray Dagger

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: insita (Walker, 1856) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9202; TL: Orilla [sic; Orillia], Ontario, Canada. dactylina (Grote, 1874) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: [9203] denvera (Smith, 1905) (Acronycta) hesperida (Smith, 1897) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: [9204] Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta insita (Walker, 1856) includes as synonyms Acronicta dactylina (Grote, 1874) [9203], n. syn., and Acronicta hesperida (Smith, 1897) [9204], rev. syn., in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020), MONA Fascicle 25.4: 160.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) (Acronicta dactylina) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Pohl, G.R., G.G. Anweiler, B.C. Schmidt, & N.G. Kondla, 2010. An annotated list of the Lepidoptera of Alberta, Canada. ZooKeys, 38: 1-549. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 50.31m; p. 282. Book Review and ordering (Acronicta dactylina) Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 160; pl. A-10, figs. 20-25 (adult); pl. 20, fig. 5 (♂ gen.); pl. 38, fig. 4 (♀ gen.); pl. L-8, figs. 3, 4 (larva) (order). Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths Species Page at iNaturalist Walker, F., 1856. Noctuidae. List of the specimens of lepidopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum, 9: 61.

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