[Acronicta psi/tridens]
(dagger moths, grey/dark dagger)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Acronicta psi
Grey Dagger
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 		Species 40 images 1 ident. refs
Acronicta tridens
Dark Dagger
Larva (Click to open)Larva (Click to open)
 		Species 3 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
Informal[Acronicta psi/tridens] (dagger moths, grey/dark dagger)
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 psi/tridens] (dagger moths, grey/dark dagger) :
1: [Acronicta psi/tridens] (dagger moths, grey/dark dagger)
29 Jun 2018 OSGR: SU01 50° 60’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, at MV light
Image 1: Female - dorsal view - natural backgroundImage 2: Female - dorso-lateral view - natural backgroundImage 3: Female - external genitalia - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Female - external genitalia - magnified - silver background

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

[Acronicta psi/tridens] (dagger moths, grey/dark dagger) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for [Acronicta psi/tridens] (dagger moths, grey/dark dagger)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 16 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for [Acronicta psi/tridens] (dagger moths, grey/dark dagger)
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