Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Henry's Marsh Moth
Acronicta insularis (Herrich-Schaffer, 1868)


Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Identification: Forewing narrow and pointed; white with brown filling between veins. Forewing looks tan overall. Three dark brown streaks extend inward from outer margin, shortest streak near apex. Hindwing pure white without markings.
Wing Span: 3.5-4 cm.
Life History: 2 or more broods.
Flight: April-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Cattails, grasses, poplars, sedges, and willows.
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Taxonomy Notes: Acronicta insularis (Herrich-Schäffer, 1868) includes as a synonym 9280 Simyra henrici, Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 19: 352. This species was formerly in the genus Simyra, Systematic Entomology. 41: 416-429. References
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