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Acronicta is a genus of moths. Most of the caterpillars of the species of the genus are unmistakable having brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The larva of Acronicta obinita is unusually hairy even for this genus [1].
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The species in this genus are:
- Acronicta aceris (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acronicta acla (Benjamin, 1933)
- Acronicta afflicta (Walker, 1861)
- Acronicta albarufa (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta alni (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Acronicta americana (Harris, 1841)
- Acronicta arioch (Grote, 1881)
- Acronicta atristrigata (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta auricoma (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Acronicta barnesii (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta beameri (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta betulae (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta brumosa (Walker, 1861)
- Acronicta caesarea (Walker, 1861)
- Acronicta cinerea (Hufnagel, 1766)
- Acronicta clarescens (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta connecta (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta cuspis (Hübner, 1813)
- Acronicta dactylina (J. E. Smith, 1797)
- Acronicta distans (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta edolata (Grote, 1881)
- Acronicta euphorbiae (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Acronicta exempta (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta exilis (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
- Acronicta extricata (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta falcula (Grote, 1877)
- Acronicta fragilis (Guénée, 1852)
- Acronicta funeralis (Dyar, 1912)
- Acronicta furcifera (Grote, 1864)
- Acronicta grisea (Hübner, 1879)
- Acronicta haesitata (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta hamamelis (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta hasta (Grote, 1864)
- Acronicta hastulifera (J. E. Smith, 1797)
- Acronicta hesperida (J. E. Smith, 1797)
- Acronicta impleta (Harvey, 1875)
- Acronicta impressa (Harvey, 1875)
- Acronicta inclara (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta increta (Morrison, 1974)
- Acronicta innotata (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta insita (J. E. Smith, 1797)
- Acronicta interrupta (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta laetifica (Grote, 1864)
- Acronicta lanceolaria (Grote, 1875)
- Acronicta lepetita (Dyar, 1912)
- Acronicta leporina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acronicta lepusculina (J. E. Smith, 1797)
- Acronicta lithospila (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta lobeliae (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta longa (Dyar, 1904)
- Acronicta mansueta (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta marmorata (Harvey, 1875)
- Acronicta megacephala (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Acronicta menyanthidis (Esper, 1789)
- Acronicta modica (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
- Acronicta morula (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta noctivaga (Harvey, 1875)
- Acronicta oblinita (J. E. Smith, 1797)
- Acronicta orientalis (Mann, 1862)
- Acronicta othello (Grote, 1881)
- Acronicta ovata (Barnes & Benjamin, 1924)
- Acronicta parallela (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta paupercula (Dyar, 1912)
- Acronicta perdita (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta pruni (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta psi (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acronicta quadrata (Dyar, 1912)
- Acronicta radcliffei (Harvey, 1875)
- Acronicta rapidan (Dyar, 1912)
- Acronicta retardata (Walker, 1861)
- Acronicta rubricoma (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Acronicta sagittata (J. E. Smith, 1797)
- Acronicta sperata (Harvey, 1875)
- Acronicta spinigera (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta strigosa (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Acronicta strigulata (Grote, 1880)
- Acronicta subochrea (Walker, 1861)
- Acronicta superans (Grote, 1864)
- Acronicta tartarea (Hübner, 1879)
- Acronicta theodora (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta thoracica (Grote, 1880)
- Acronicta tota (Grote, 1879)
- Acronicta tridens (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Acronicta tristis (Grote, 1882)
- Acronicta tritona (Hübner, 1879)
- Acronicta valliscola (J. B. Smith, 1900)
- Acronicta vinnula (Grote, 1864)
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