Subacronicta megacephala ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Poplar Grey)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSubacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey)
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 Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey) :
1: Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey)
28 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Adult, at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 3: Adult - dorso-lateral view - natural background
2: Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey)
23 Jun 2017 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
at light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (2)Image 3: Adult - dorsal view - natural background (3)Image 4: Adult - latero-dorsal view - natural background
3: Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey)
19 Jun 2005 OSGR: SU58 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
at MV light
Image 1: Adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Adult - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Adult - dorso-lateral viewImage 4: Adult - dorso-lateral view (2)Image 5: Adult - dorso-lateral view (3)Image 6: Adult - lateral view

Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 2 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Subacronicta megacephala (Poplar Grey)
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