Moths of North Carolina
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7 NC Records

Acronicta perblanda Ferguson, [1989] - Cypress Daggermoth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: AcronictinaeP3 Number: 931456.00 MONA Number: 9238.10
Comments: One of 74 species in this genus found in North America north of Mexico (Schmidt and Anweiler, 2020), 42 of which have been recorded in North Carolina. Included in subgenus Jocheaera by Schmidt and Anweiler (2020), which has three other members, including A. funeralis in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Not in included in the field guidesOnline Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Ferguson (1988); Schmidt and Anweiler (2020)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: A small, pale gray Acronicta with a distinctive black streak running lengthwise across the forewing (Ferguson, 1988); hindwings are grayish brown. Not likely to be confused with any other species of Acronicta or even other Noctuids.
Adult Structural Features: Ferguson (1988) described the male reproductive structures as distinctive but similar to those of A. ybasis, a Mexican species (see Ferguson's description and also Schmidt and Anweiler, 2020).
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Unknown to Ferguson (1988) and still not described (Schmidt and Anweiler, 2020)
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Known in North Carolina from just a small area in the tidewater region.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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