- Acronicta menyanthidis
Taxobox
name = Acronicta menyanthidis
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropod a
classis =Insect a
ordo =Lepidoptera
familia =Noctuidae
genus = "Acronicta "
species = "A. menyanthidis "
binomial = "Acronicta menyanthidis"'
binomial_authority = Esper,1789 The Light Knot Grass ("Acronicta menyanthidis") is a
moth of the familyNoctuidae . It is distributed through Northern and MiddleEurope .The
wingspan is 33-41 mm. The adults fly at night from May to July ref|flight_season. They are attracted to light.The caterpillar is blackish-brown with a red spiracular line with white dots. It feeds on moorland plants like bog myrtle and bilberry.
#Note|flight_season"The flight season refers to the
British Isles . This may vary in other parts of the range."
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