Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816
(daggers and knotgrasses)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Acronicta aceris
Sycamore Moth
(Click to open)Larva (Click to open)Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 12 images
Acronicta alni
Alder Moth
(Click to open)
 		Species 1 subtaxa 17 images
Acronicta cinerea
Sweet Gale Moth
Species 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
Acronicta leporina
The Miller
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Acronicta psi
Grey Dagger
(Click to open)
 		Species 40 images 1 ident. refs
Acronicta rumicis
Knot Grass Moth
Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 18 images
Acronicta tridens
Dark Dagger
Larva (Click to open)Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 3 images 1 ident. refs
[Acronicta psi/tridens]
dagger moths, grey/dark dagger
Larva (Click to open)
 		Informal 2 subtaxa 47 images 5 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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)

Acronicta (daggers and knotgrasses) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acronicta (daggers and knotgrasses)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 28 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acronicta (daggers and knotgrasses)
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