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Noctuidae 931444.6 – 9219   Acronicta connecta (Grote, 1873)              Connected Dagger

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: connecta (Grote, 1873) (Acronycta) - MONA 1983: 9219; TL: Misantla, Veracruz, Mexico. albina McDunnough, 1940 (Acronicta) rapidan (Dyar, 1912) (Apatela) - MONA 1983: [9220] Taxonomic Notes: Acronicta connecta (Grote, 1873) includes as a synonym, [9220] Acronicta rapidan (Dyar, 1912) in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020), MONA Fascicle 25.4: 215.

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Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 214; pl. A-15, figs. 1-9 (adult); pl. 26, fig. 3 (♂ gen.); pl. 42, fig. 4 (♀ gen.); pl. L-13, figs. 7, 8 (larva) (order). Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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