Acronicta alni (Linnaeus, 1767)
(Alder Moth)

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Acronicta alni ab. suffusa
Alder Moth (Dark Form)
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcronicta alni (Alder Moth)
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)
Records of Acronicta alni (Alder Moth) :
1: Acronicta alni (Alder Moth)
30 Jul 1998 OSGR: SU67 51° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
feeding on Sycamore leaf
Image 1: Feeding traces on sycamore leaf - uppersideImage 2: Feeding traces on sycamore leaf - upperside (2)Image 3: Feeding traces on sycamore leaf - upperside (3)Image 4: LarvaImage 5: Larva - side view of head and thorax

Acronicta alni (Alder Moth) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acronicta alni (Alder Moth)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Acronicta alni (Alder Moth)
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