Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 1816
(daggers and knotgrasses)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
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Species 12 images
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Species 1 subtaxa 17 images
Species 1 subtaxa 1 ident. refs
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Species 2 images
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Species 40 images 1 ident. refs
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Species 18 images
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Species 3 images 1 ident. refs
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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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