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Acronicta menyanthidis menyanthidis (Esper, 1789)
Light Knot Grass
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Classification:

  • Phylum Arthropoda
  • Class Insecta
  • Order LEPIDOPTERA
  • Suborder
  • Superfamily NOCTUOIDEA
  • Family NOCTUIDAE
  • Subfamily ACRONICTINAE
  • Genus Acronicta

Acronicta menyanthidis menyanthidis
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CITATION
Bond, K.G.M., Nash, R. & O’Connor, J.P. 2006. An Annotated Checklist of the Irish Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) , The Irish Biogeograghical Society and the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin.
http://www.habitas.org.uk/InvertebrateIreland/species.asp?item=9993
IRISH STATUS
See Explanatory Text
Accepted
NORTHERN IRELAND
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
RecordedRecorded
STATUS OF NAME
Current name
VALIDATING LITERATURE
Bond, K.G.M., Nash, R., O'Connor, J.P. 2006, An Annotated Checklist of the Irish Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) , The Irish Biogeographical Society,
Bradley, J.D. 2000, Checklist of Lepidoptera recorded from the British Isles. Second Edition (revised). Published privately , ,
LITERATURE FOR IDENTIFICATION
Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, , British Wildlife Publishing,
Skinner, B, 1998, The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles, , Viking Press,
LITERATURE FOR TAXONOMIC CHANGE
LITERATURE FOR ECOLOGY AND DISTRIBUTION
Waring, P. & Townsend, M, 2003, Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, , British Wildlife Publishing,
LOCATION OF VOUCHER
EXPLANATORY TEXT
Bradley (2000) lists two subspecies: the nominate Central England (North Norfolk, Gloucestershire) South-East Scotland; Wales, Northern Ireland and scotica Tutt, 1888 from South-West, central & North Scotland, Hebrides.

CHECKLIST VERSION  2006

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