Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/31/2021). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (8/5/2021). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/22/2022). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
A Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/29/2022).
Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Garrett Co. (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (7/30/2021). (c) tomfeild, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Heitzman's Dagger Moth in Garrett Co. (Date obscured). (c) Kyle Klotz, all rights reserved
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. heitzmani
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta heitzmani Covell & Metzler, 1992
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Acronicta heitzmani, or Heitzman's dagger moth, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Charles V. Covell and Eric H. Metzler in 1992. It is found in Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois and Ohio.[1][2]
The length of the forewings is 12–14.5 mm for males and 12.5–15 mm for females.
References
[edit]- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta heitzmani". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- ^ Savela, Markku (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta heitzmani Covell & Metzler, 1992". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
External links
[edit]- "931459.00 – 9241.1 – Acronicta heitzmani – Heitzman's Dagger – Covell & Metzler, 1992". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
- "Two New Species of Moths (Noctuidae: Acronictinae, Cuculliinae) From Midland United States".
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