Acronicta lupini

Acronicta lupini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. lupini
Binomial name
	Acronicta lupini; (Grote, 1873)
Synonyms
	Merolonche lupina McDunnough, 1938 (missp.); Merolonche lupini (Grote, 1873); Merolonche ursina Smith, 1898; Acronicta ursina (Smith, 1898); Merolonche atlinensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927; Acronicta atlinensis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1927);

Acronicta lupini, the lupine dagger or little bear, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.^[1]^[2]^[3] It is found from Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia, Alberta and Yukon in Canada, south to California.

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It is found in alpine habitats.

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August in Canada.

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