Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Sycamore Moth)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcronicta aceris (Sycamore Moth)
GenusAcronicta (daggers and knotgrasses)
SubfamilyACRONICTINAE (daggers and knotgrasses)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Acronicta aceris (Sycamore Moth) :
1: Acronicta aceris (Sycamore Moth)
15 Jun 2018 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at MV trap
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - lateral view - natural background
2: Acronicta aceris (Sycamore Moth)
8 Jul 2004 OSGR: SU77 51° 30’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Raised in captivity from female caught in Moth trap
Image 1: Larva - curled up - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Larva - curled up - latero-dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 3: Larva - young - lateral view - natural backgroundImage 4: Larva - young - lateral view - natural background (2)Image 5: Larva - young - lateral view - natural background (3)Image 6: Larva - young - lateral view - natural background (4)Image 7: Larva - young - lateral view - natural background (5)Image 8: Larva - young - lateral view - natural background (6)Image 9: Larva - young - lateral view - natural background (7)Image 10: Larva - young - lateral view - natural background (8)

Acronicta aceris (Sycamore Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acronicta aceris (Sycamore Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acronicta aceris (Sycamore Moth)
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