English species names of Subfamily Acronictinae (Acronictines)

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English species names of Subfamily Acronictinae Harris, 1841
Acronictines

Class	Insecta Linnaeus, 1758 Insects, True insects	4179 190570 2444470	Families Genera Species
Order	Lepidoptera Linnaeus, 1758 Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths	322 33641 568299	Families Genera Species
Family	Noctuidae Latreille, 1809 Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths	4288 56577	Genera Species
Subfamily	Acronictinae Harris, 1841 Acronictines	71 1179	Genera Species


A
Afflicted Dagger	Acronicta afflicta Grote, 1864
Afflicted Dagger Moth	Acronicta afflicta Grote, 1864
Alder Dagger	Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874
Alder Dagger	Acronicta hesperida Smith, 1897
Alder dagger moth	Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874
Alder Moth	Acronicta alni Linnaeus, 1767
American Dagger	Acronicta americana Harris, 1841
American Dagger Moth	Acronicta acericola Harris, 1841
American Dagger Moth	Acronicta americana Harris, 1841
Appalachian Jewelwing	Aucha melaleuca Berio, 1940
Arioch Dagger	Acronicta arioch Strecker, 1898

B
Barrens Dagger Moth	Acronicta walkeri Grote, 1874
Barrens Dagger Moth	Acronicta albarufa Grote, 1874
Barrens Daggermouth	Acronicta albarufa Grote, 1874
Birch Dagger	Acronicta griseor Guenée, 1852
Birch Dagger	Acronicta innotata Guenée, 1852
Birch Dagger	Acronicta graefii Guenée, 1852
Birch dagger moth	Acronicta innotata Guenée, 1852
Birch Dagger Moth	Acronicta betulae Riley, 1884
Bird Dropping Moth	Cerma cora Hübner, 1827

C
Cat-tail caterpillar	Simyra insularis Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Cattail Caterpillar	Simyra evanida Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Cattail Caterpillar	Simyra henrici Grote, 1873
Cattail Caterpillar	Simyra insularis Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Cattail Caterpillar Moth	Acronicta insularis
Cattail Caterpillar Moth	Simyra insularis Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Charred Dagger	Acronicta brumosa Guenée, 1852
Charred Dagger Moth	Acronicta brumosa Guenée, 1852
Cherry Dagger	Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852
Cherry Dagger Moth	Acronicta furcifera Guenée, 1852
Cherry Dagger Moth	Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852
Clear Dagger	Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852
Clear Dagger Moth	Acronicta centriferruginea Guenée, 1852
Clear Dagger Moth	Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852
Clear Dagger Moth	Acronicta pruni Harris, 1869
Connected Dagger	Acronicta connecta Grote, 1873
Connected Dagger Moth	Acronicta connecta Grote, 1873
Cora Moth	Cerma cora Hübner, 1827
Coronet	Craniophora ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Corylus Dagger Moth	Acronicta falcula Grote, 1877
Cottonwood Dagger	Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852
Cottonwood dagger	Acronicta populi Riley, 1870
Cottonwood Dagger Moth	Acronicta lepusculina Guenée, 1852

D
Dagger moths	Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816
Dagger moths	Acronycta Ochsenheimer, 1816
Dagger moths	Apatele Ochsenheimer, 1816
Dagger moths	Acronicta (Acronicta) Acronicta, 1816
Dark Dagger	Acronicta tridens Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Dark knotgrass moth	Acronicta rumicis Linnaeus, 1758
Dart Dagger Moth	Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852
Dart Dagger Moth	Acronicta furcifera Guenée, 1852
Delightful Dagger	Acronicta vinnula Grote, 1864
Delightful Dagger Moth	Acronicta vinnula Grote, 1864
Doll's Dagger Moth	Acronicta dolli Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
Dusty Dagger Moth	Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873

E
Ebony jewelwing	Aucha lucens Warren, 1913
Eclipsed Oak Dagger	Acronicta increta Morrison, 1974
Elm dagger moth	Acronicta vinnula Grote, 1864
Epauleted Oak Dagger	Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873
European hornet	Acronicta brunnea
Exiled Dagger	Acronicta exilis Grot, 1874
Exiled Dagger Moth	Acronicta exilis Grot, 1874

F
Fingered Dagger	Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874
Fingered Dagger Moth	Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874
Fingered Dagger Moth	Acronicta hesperida Smith, 1897
Forked Dagger Moth	Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852
Forked dagger moth	Acronicta furcifera Guenée, 1852
Fragile Dagger	Acronicta fragilis Guenée, 1852
Fragile Dagger Moth	Acronicta spectans Guenée, 1852
Fragile Dagger Moth	Acronicta atrior Guenée, 1852
Fragile Dagger Moth	Acronicta fragilis Guenée, 1852
Frosted Dagger	Acronicta hastulifera Smith & Abbot, 1797
Frosted Dagger Moth	Acronicta hastulifera Smith & Abbot, 1797
Funerary Dagger	Acronicta funeralis Grote & Robinson, 1866
Funerary Dagger Moth	Acronicta fuscalis Grote & Robinson, 1866
Funerary Dagger Moth	Acronicta funeralis Grote & Robinson, 1866

G
Gentle Dagger Moth	Acronicta mansueta Smith, 1897
Gray Dagger	Acronicta pudorata Morrison, 1876
Gray Dagger	Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856
Gray Dagger	Acronicta tartarea Walker, 1856
Gray dagger moth	Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856
Gray marvel	Agriopodes teratophora Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
Gray Marvel Moth	Agriopodes teratophora Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
Great Oak Dagger	Acronicta lobeliae Guenée, 1852
Greater Oak Dagger	Acronicta lobeliae Guenée, 1852
Greater Oak Dagger Moth	Acronicta lobeliae Guenée, 1852
Green Marvel	Agriopodes geminata Smith, 1903
Green Marvel	Acronicta fallax
Green marvel	Agriopodes fallax Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
Green Marvel Moth	Acronicta fallax
Green Marvel Moth	Agriopodes fallax Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
Grey Dagger	Acronicta psi Linnaeus, 1758
Grey dagger moth	Acronicta psi Linnaeus, 1758

H
Hackberry Dagger	Acronicta rubricoma Guenée, 1852
Hairy rove beetle	Aucha dohertyi Warren, 1913
Harris Three-spot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris threespot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris' Three Spot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris' Three-Spot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris's three spot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris'S Three-Spot Moth	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harriss Three-spot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris´ Three Spot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris´ Three-spot Moth	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris´s Three Spot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris´s Three-spot Moth	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Harris´s Threespot	Harrisimemna trisignata Walker, 1856
Hebrew	Polygrammate hebraea Hübner, 1818
Hebrew	Polygrammate hebraeicum Hübner, 1818
Hebrew Moth	Polygrammate hebraea Hübner, 1818
Hebrew Moth	Polygrammate hebraeicum Hübner, 1818
Heitzmans Dagger Moth	Acronicta heitzmani Covell & Metzer, 1992
Heitzman´s Dagger	Acronicta heitzmani Covell & Metzer, 1992
Heitzman´s Dagger Moth	Acronicta heitzmani Covell & Metzer, 1992
Henry's marsh moth	Simyra insularis Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Henry'S Marsh Moth	Acronicta insularis
Henrys Marsh Moth	Simyra insularis Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Henry´s Marsh Moth	Acronicta insularis
Henry´s marsh moth	Simyra henrici Grote, 1873
Henry´s Marsh Moth	Simyra insularis Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
Hesitant Dagger	Acronicta haesitata Grote, 1882
Hesitant Dagger	Acronicta modica Walker, 1856
Hesitant Dagger Moth	Acronicta haesitata Grote, 1882
Hopeful Dagger	Acronicta sperata Grote, 1873
Hopeful Dagger Moth	Acronicta sperata Grote, 1873

I
Impressed Dagger	Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856
Impressed Dagger Moth	Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856
Impressive Dagger Moth	Acronicta lemmeri Walker, 1856
Impressive Dagger Moth	Acronicta fasciata Walker, 1856
Impressive Dagger Moth	Acronicta distans Grote, 1879
Impressive Dagger Moth	Acronicta acla Benjamin, 1933
Impressive Dagger Moth	Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856
Impressive Dagger Moth	Acronicta scintillans Walker, 1856
Interrupted Dagger	Acronicta interrupta Guenée, 1852
Interrupted Dagger Moth	Acronicta occidentalis Guenée, 1852
Interrupted Dagger Moth	Acronicta interrupta Guenée, 1852

K
Knot Grass	Acronicta rumicis Linnaeus, 1758
Knot Grass Moth	Acronicta rumicis Linnaeus, 1758
Knotgrass	Acronicta rumicis Linnaeus, 1758

L
Lanceolate Dagger	Acronicta lanceolaria Grote, 1875
Lanceolate Dagger Moth	Acronicta lanceolaria Grote, 1875
Large Dagger	Acronicta cuspis Hübner, 1813
Large Gray Dagger	Acronicta insita Walker, 1856
Leporina Dagger Moth	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
Leporina Dagger Moth	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
Light Knot Grass	Acronicta menyanthidis scotica Tutt, 1888
Light Knot Grass	Acronicta menyanthidis Esper, 1789
Light Knot Grass	Acronicta menyanthidis menyanthidis Esper, 1789
Light Knotgrass	Acronicta menyanthidis Esper, 1789
Light Know Grass	Acronicta menyanthidis Esper, 1789
Lobelia Dagger Moth	Acronicta lobeliae Guenée, 1852
Long-winged Dagger	Acronicta longa Guenée, 1852
Long-winged Dagger Moth	Acronicta pallidicoma Guenée, 1852
Long-winged Dagger Moth	Acronicta xyliniformis Guenée, 1852
Long-winged Dagger Moth	Acronicta xylinoides Guenée, 1852
Long-winged Dagger Moth	Acronicta longa Guenée, 1852
Lupine Dagger	Acronicta lupini Grote, 1873
Lupine Dagger	Acronicta atlinensis Grote, 1873
Lupine Dagger	Acronicta ursina Grote, 1873
Lupine Dagger	Merolonche atlinensis Barnes & Benjamin, 1926
Lupine Dagger	Merolonche lupini Grote, 1873
Lupine Dagger	Merolonche ursina Smith & Dyar, 1899
Lupine Dagger Moth	Acronicta lupini Grote, 1873

M
Maple Dagger	Acronicta retardata Walker, 1861
Maple dagger moth	Acronicta americana Harris, 1841
Marble Dagger Moth	Acronicta marmorata Smith, 1897
Marsh Dagger	Acronicta terrigena Graeser, 1892
Marsh Dagger	Acronicta strigosa Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Medium Dagger	Acronicta modica Walker, 1856
Medium Dagger Moth	Acronicta modica Walker, 1856
Miller	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
Miller	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
Miller Dagger	Acronicta vulpina Grote, 1883
Miller Dagger Moth	Acronicta vulpina Grote, 1883
Miranda Underwing	Nacna malachite Oberthür, 1881
Mother Underwing	Nacna sugitanii Nagano, 1918
Mottled plum-tree dagger moth	Acronicta superans Guenée, 1852

N
Night-wandering Dagger	Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864
Night-Wandering Dagger Moth	Acronicta noctivaga Grote, 1864
Nondescript Dagger	Acronicta spinigera Guenée, 1852
Nondescript Dagger Moth	Acronicta spinigera Guenée, 1852
Nondescript Dagger Moth	Acronicta harveyana Guenée, 1852

O
Ochre Dagger	Acronicta morula Grote & Robinson, 1868
Ochre Dagger Moth	Acronicta morula Grote & Robinson, 1868
Ovate Dagger	Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873
Ovate Dagger Moth	Acronicta ovata Grote, 1873
Owl-eyed Bird Dropping Moth	Cerma cora Hübner, 1827
Owl-eyed Bird-dropping Moth	Cerma cora Hübner, 1827

P
Paddle Caterpillar	Acronicta fuscalis Grote & Robinson, 1866
Paddle Caterpillar	Acronicta funeralis Grote & Robinson, 1866
Parallel Dagger Moth	Acronicta parallela Grote, 1879
Peach Sword Stripe Night Moth	Acronicta increta Morrison, 1974
Pleasant Dagger	Acronicta laetifica Smith, 1897
Pleasant Dagger Moth	Acronicta laetifica Smith, 1897
Pointed Dagger	Acronicta lanceolaria Grote, 1875
Pointed Dagger Moth	Acronicta lanceolaria Grote, 1875
Poplar dagger moth	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
Poplar dagger moth	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
Poplar Grey	Acronicta megacephala Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Poplar Grey	Acronicta megacephala nigra
Poplar Grey	Subacronicta megacephala Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Powdered Dagger	Acronicta impleta Walker, 1856
Praeclara Underwing	Nacna trinubila Draudt, 1937
Printed Dagger	Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856
Prunus Dagger Moth	Acronicta clarescens Guenée, 1852
Puzzling Dagger Moth	Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852
Puzzling Dagger Moth	Acronicta subochrea Grote, 1874

Q
Quadrate Dagger Moth	Acronicta quadrata Grote, 1874

R
Radcliffe'S Dagger	Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875
Radcliffes Dagger Moth	Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875
Radcliffe´s Dagger	Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875
Radcliffe´s Dagger Moth	Acronicta radcliffei Harvey, 1875
Raspberry Bud Dagger	Acronicta increta Morrison, 1974
Raspberry Bud Dagger Moth	Acronicta increta Morrison, 1974
Raspberry Bud Moth	Acronicta increta Morrison, 1974
Reed Dagger	Simyra albovenosa Goeze, 1781
Reed Dagger or Powdered Wainscot	Simyra albovenosa Goeze, 1781
Retarded Dagger	Acronicta retardata Walker, 1861
Retarded Dagger Moth	Acronicta dissecta Walker, 1861
Retarded Dagger Moth	Acronicta retardata Walker, 1861
River Birch Dagger	Acronicta betulae Riley, 1884
River Jewelwing	Aucha luteotincta Strand, 1921
Ruddy Dagger	Acronicta rubricoma Guenée, 1852
Ruddy Dagger Moth	Acronicta rubricoma Guenée, 1852

S
Sad Dagger	Acronicta tristis Smith, 1911
Sad dagger moth	Acronicta tristis Smith, 1911
Scarce Dagger	Acronicta auricoma Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Scarce Merveille du Jour	Moma alpium Osbeck, 1778
Smartweed Caterpillar	Acronicta oblinita J.E.Smith, 1797
Smartweed Caterpillar Moth	Acronicta oblinita J.E.Smith, 1797
Smeared Dagger	Acronicta oblinita J.E.Smith, 1797
Smeared Dagger Moth	Acronicta oblinata J. E. Smith, 1797
Smeared Dagger Moth	Acronicta oblinita J.E.Smith, 1797
Sorrel cutworm	Acronicta rumicis Linnaeus, 1758
Southern Oak Dagger Moth	Acronicta increta Morrison, 1974
Sparkling Jewelwing	Aucha nectens Walker, 1858
Speared Dagger	Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852
Speared Dagger Moth	Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852
Speared Dagger Moth	Acronicta furcifera Guenée, 1852
Splendid Dagger	Acronicta superans Guenée, 1852
Splendid Dagger Moth	Acronicta superans Guenée, 1852
Square-eyed Dagger	Acronicta quadrata Grote, 1874
Streaked Dagger	Acronicta lithospila Grote, 1874
Streaked Dagger Moth	Acronicta lithospila Grote, 1874
Superb Jewelwing	Aucha maculata Warren, 1913
Sweet Gale Moth	Acronicta cinerea Hufnagel, 1766
Sweet Gale Moth	Acronicta euphorbiae myricae Guenée, 1852
Sweet Gale Moth	Acronicta euphorbiae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Sweet-Gale Moth	Acronicta euphorbiae Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
Sycamore	Acronicta taurica Staudinger, 1901
Sycamore	Acronicta aceris Linnaeus, 1758
Sycomore moth	Acronicta aceris Linnaeus, 1758

T
The Coronet	Craniophora ligustri Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775
The Green Marvel	Agriopodes fallax Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
The Hebrew	Polygrammate hebraeicum Hübner, 1818
The Hebrew Moth	Polygrammate hebraeicum Hübner, 1818
The Miller	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
The Miller	Acronicta leporina Linnaeus, 1758
The Sycamore	Acronicta aceris Linnaeus, 1758
Triton Dagger	Acronicta tritona Hübner, 1818
Triton Dagger Moth	Acronicta tritona Hübner, 1818
Tufted Bird Dropping Moth	Cerma cerintha Treitschke, 1826
Tufted Bird-dropping Moth	Cerma cerintha Treitschke, 1826

U
Unclear Dagger	Acronicta increta Morrison, 1974
Unclear Dagger Moth	Acronicta inclara Smith, 1900
Unmarked Dagger	Acronicta innotata Guenée, 1852
Unmarked Dagger Moth	Acronicta griseor Guenée, 1852
Unmarked Dagger Moth	Acronicta graefii Guenée, 1852
Unmarked Dagger Moth	Acronicta innotata Guenée, 1852

V
Vulpina Dagger	Acronicta vulpina Grote, 1883
Vulpina Dagger Moth	Acronicta vulpina Grote, 1883

W
Willow Dagger Moth	Acronicta lemmeri Walker, 1856
Willow Dagger Moth	Acronicta fasciata Walker, 1856
Willow Dagger Moth	Acronicta distans Grote, 1879
Willow Dagger Moth	Acronicta acla Benjamin, 1933
Willow Dagger Moth	Acronicta impressa Walker, 1856
Willow Dagger Moth	Acronicta scintillans Walker, 1856
Wirth Hazel Dagger Moth	Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852
Witch Hazel Dagger	Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852
Witch Hazel Dagger Moth	Acronicta hamamelis Guenée, 1852

Y
Yellow-haired Dagger	Acronicta impleta Walker, 1856
Yellow-haired Dagger Moth	Acronicta luteicoma Walker, 1856
Yellow-haired Dagger Moth	Acronicta impleta Walker, 1856
Yellow-haired Dagger Moth	Acronicta krautwormi Walker, 1856
Yellow-poplar caterpillar	Acronicta populi Riley, 1870

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