Gentle Dagger

Acronicta mansueta

Classification

Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae

Acronicta mansueta, the gentle dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by John Bernhardt Smith in 1897. It was considered a synonym of Acronicta falcula, but was reinstated as a valid species in 2011.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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