Acronicta Rubiginosa

''Acronicta'' is a genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the temperate Holarctic, with some in adjacent subtropical regions. The genus was erected by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. Caterpillars of most ''Acronicta'' species are unmistakable, with brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The hairy spikes may contain poison, which cause itchy, painful, swollen rash in humans on contact. The larva of the smeared dagger moth (''A. oblinita'') is unusually hairy even for this genus. ''Acronicta'' species are generally known as dagger moths, as most have one or more black dagger-shaped markings on their forewing uppersides. But some species have a conspicuous dark ring marking instead.

Description

Its eyes are naked and without eyelashes. The proboscis is fully developed. Antennae are simple in both sexes. Thorax and abdomen tuftless. Abdomen with long coarse hair on the dorsal part of proximal segments. Legs spineless. Forewings with non-crenulate cilia. Inner margin slightly lobed towards base.

Species

The following species are classified in the genus.
* ''Acronicta aceris'' Linnaeus, 1758Linnaeus (1758). ''Systema Naturae'' (Edn 10) 1: 510-516. – sycamore
* ''Acronicta adaucta'' Warren, 1909
* ''Acronicta afflicta'' Grote, 1864 – afflicted dagger moth
* ''Acronicta albarufa'' Grote, 1874
* '' Acronicta albistigma'' Hampson, 1909
* ''Acronicta alni'' Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus (1767). ''Systema Naturae'' (Edn 12) 1(2): 845. – alder moth
* ''Acronicta americana'' Harris, 1841 – American dagger moth
* ''Acronicta atristrigatus'' J.B. Smith, 1900 (alternative spelling ''Acronicta atristrigata'')
* ''Acronicta auricoma'' chiffermüller 1775 chiffermüller(1775). ''Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend'' pp. 67-88 – scarce dagger
* ''Acronicta australis'' (Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000)
* ''Acronicta barnesii'' Smith, 1897
* ''Acronicta beameri'' Todd, 1958
* '' Acronicta bellula'' Alphéraky, 1895
* ''Acronicta betulae'' Riley, 1884 – birch dagger moth
* ''Acronicta bicolor'' Moore, 1881
* '' Acronicta browni'' Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000
* ''Acronicta brumosa'' Guenée, 1852 – charred dagger moth
* ''Acronicta carbonaria'' Graeser, 1889
* ''Acronicta catocaloida'' Graeser, 1889
* '' Acronicta centralis'' Erschoff, 1874
* ''Acronicta cinerea'' Hufnagel, 1766Hufnagel (1766). ''Berlin. Magazin.'' 3(4): 416.
* '' Acronicta clarescens'' Guenée, 1852 – clear dagger moth
* ''Acronicta concrepta'' Draudt 1937
* ''Acronicta connecta'' Grote, 1873 – connected dagger moth
* ''Acronicta cuspis'' Hübner, 813/small>Hübner (813. ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' pl. 108 (1809-1813), fig. 504 – large dagger
* ''Acronicta cyanescens'' Hampson, 1909
* ''Acronicta dahurica'' Kononenko & Han, 2008''Zootaxa'' 1910: 45.
* ''Acronicta dactylina'' Grote, 1874 – fingered dagger moth
* ''Acronicta denticulata'' Moore
* ''Acronicta digna'' Butler, 1881
* ''Acronicta dinawa'' Bethune-Baker, 1906
* ''Acronicta dolli'' (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
* ''Acronicta edolata'' Grote, 1881
* ''Acronicta euphorbiae'' chiffermüller 1775 – sweet gale moth
* ''Acronicta exempta'' Dyar, 1922
* ''Acronicta exilis'' Grote, 1874 – exiled dagger moth
* ''Acronicta extricata'' Grote, 1882
* ''Acronicta falcula'' Grote, 1877
* ''Acronicta fragilis'' Guénée, 1852 – fragile dagger moth
* ''Acronicta funeralis'' Grote & Robinson, 1866 – funerary dagger moth
* '' Acronicta gastridia'' Swinhoe, 1895
* ''Acronicta grisea'' Walker, 1856 – gray dagger moth
* ''Acronicta hamamelis'' Guenée, 1852 (syn: ''Acronicta subochrea'' Grote, 1874) – witch hazel dagger moth
* ''Acronicta hasta'' Guenée, 1852 – speared dagger moth
* ''Acronicta hastulifera'' J.E. Smith, 1797 – frosted dagger moth
* ''Acronicta heitzmani'' Covell & Metzler, 1992 – Heitzman's dagger moth
* ''Acronicta hercules'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
* ''Acronicta immodica'' Schmidt & Anweiler, 2020 - medium dagger moth
* ''Acronicta impleta'' Walker, 1856 – yellow-haired dagger moth
* ''Acronicta impressa'' Walker, 1856 – impressed dagger moth
* '' Acronicta inclara'' Smith, 1900 – unclear dagger moth
* ''Acronicta increta'' Morrison, 1974 – raspberry bud dagger
* ''Acronicta innotata'' Guenée, 1852 – unmarked dagger moth
* ''Acronicta insita'' Walker, 1856
* ''Acronicta intermedia'' Warren, 1909
* ''Acronicta interrupta'' Guenée, 1852 – interrupted dagger moth
* ''Acronicta iria'' Swinhoe, 1899
* ''Acronicta jozana'' Matsumura, 1926
* ''Acronicta laetifica'' Smith, 1897 – pleasant dagger moth
* ''Acronicta lanceolaria'' Grote, 1875 – lanceolate dagger moth
* ''Acronicta lepetita'' Smith, 1908
* ''Acronicta leporina'' Linnaeus, 1758 – miller
* ''Acronicta lepusculina'' Guenée, 1852 – cottonwood dagger moth
* ''Acronicta leucocuspis'' Butler, 1878
* ''Acronicta lithospila'' Grote, 1874 – streaked dagger moth
* ''Acronicta lobeliae'' Guenée, 1852 – lobelia dagger moth, greater oak dagger moth
* ''Acronicta longa'' Guenée, 1852 – long-winged dagger moth
* '' Acronicta lupini'' Grote, 1873 (syn: ''Acronicta ursina'' (Smith, 1898), ''Acronicta atlinensis'' (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927)
* ''Acronicta lutea'' Bremer & Grey 1852
* '' Acronicta major'' Bremer, 1861
* ''Acronicta mansueta'' Smith, 1897
* ''Acronicta marmorata'' Smith, 1897 – marble dagger moth
* ''Acronicta megacephala'' chiffermüller 1775 – poplar grey
* '' Acronicta menyanthidis'' Esper, 1789 – light knot grass
* ''Acronicta metaxantha'' Hampson, 1909
* ''Acronicta modica'' Walker, 1856 – hesitant dagger moth
* ''Acronicta morula'' Grote & Robinson, 1868 – ochre dagger moth
* ''Acronicta nigricans'' Leech, 1900
* ''Acronicta noctivaga'' Grote, 1864 – night-wandering dagger moth
* ''Acronicta oblinita'' Smith, 1797 (syn: ''Acronicta arioch'' Strecker, 1898) – smeared dagger moth
* ''Acronicta omorii'' Matsumura, 1926Matsumura (1926). ''Insecta Matsumurana'' 1: 3, pl. 1, fig. 2.
* '' Acronicta orientalis'' Mann, 1862Mann (1862). ''Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift'' 6: 370, pl. 3, fig. 4.
* ''Acronicta othello'' Smith, 1908
* '' Acronicta ovata'' Grote, 1873 – ovate dagger moth
* '' Acronicta parallela'' Grote, 1879
* ''Acronicta pasiphae'' Draudt, 1936
* ''Acronicta paupercula'' Grote, 1874
* '' Acronicta perblanda'' Ferguson, 1989
* '' Acronicta perdita'' Grote, 1874
* ''Acronicta pruinosa'' Guenée, 1852Guenée (1852). in Boisduval & Guenée. '' Histoire naturelle des insectes; spécies général des lépidoptères'' 5 (Noct. 1) p. 53.
* ''Acronicta psi'' Linnaeus, 1758 – grey dagger
* ''Acronicta psichinesis'' Kononenko & Han, 2008
* ''Acronicta psorallina'' Lower, 1903
* ''Acronicta pulverosa'' Hampson 1909
* ''Acronicta quadrata'' Smith, 1908
* ''Acronicta radcliffei'' Harvey, 1875 – Radcliffe's dagger moth
* ''Acronicta raphael'' Oberthur 1884
* ''Acronicta rapidan'' Dyar, 1912
* ''Acronicta retardata'' Walker, 1861 (syn: '' Acronicta caesarea'' Smith, 1905) – retarded dagger moth
* ''Acronicta rubiginosa'' Walker, 1862Walker (1862). ''Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society: Zoology'' 6: 178.
* '' Acronicta rubricoma'' Guenée, 1852 – ruddy dagger moth
* ''Acronicta rumicis'' Linnaeus, 1758 – knot grass
* ''Acronicta sagittata'' McDunnough, 1940
* ''Acronicta sinescripta'' Ferguson, 1989
* ''Acronicta sperata'' Grote, 1873
* ''Acronicta spinea'' (Grote, 1876)
* ''Acronicta spinigera'' Guenée, 1852 – nondescript dagger moth
* '' Acronicta strigosa'' chiffermüller 1775 – marsh dagger
* ''Acronicta strigulata'' Smith, 1897
* ''Acronicta subornata'' Leech, 1889
* ''Acronicta sugii'' (Kinoshita, 1990)
* ''Acronicta superans'' Guenée, 1852 – splendid dagger moth
* ''Acronicta theodora'' Schaus, 1894
* ''Acronicta thoracica'' Grote, 1880
* ''Acronicta tiena'' Püngeler, 1907
* '' Acronicta tota'' Grote, 1879
* '' Acronicta tridens'' chiffermüller 1775 – dark dagger
* ''Acronicta tristis'' Smith, 1911
* ''Acronicta tritona'' Hübner, 1879 – Triton dagger moth
* ''Acronicta valliscola'' Blanchard, 1968Blanchard (1968). ''Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society'' 22: 133-145.
* ''Acronicta vinnula'' Grote, 1864 – delightful dagger moth
* ''Acronicta vulpina'' Grote, 1883 – miller dagger moth

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