Acronicta inclara
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The Unclear Dagger Moth (Acronicta inclara) is a moth
of the Noctuidae
family. It is found in North-eastern North America
.
Some authors regard Acronicta increta
a synonym of Acronicta inclara.
The wingspan
is about 34 mm.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family. It is found in North-eastern North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.
Some authors regard Acronicta increta
Acronicta increta
The Raspberry Bud Dagger Moth, Raspberry Bud Moth or Peach Sword Stripe Night Moth is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is distributed throughout the south of Canada and the United States down to Florida and Texas....
a synonym of Acronicta inclara.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is about 34 mm.