MPG (species pages only) MPG (entire website) Entire Web

Digital Guide to Moth Identification

Noctuidae 931419.76 – 9234   Acronicta beameri Todd, 1958

Photographs are the copyrighted property of each photographer listed. Contact individual photographers for permission to use for any purpose.

© Alice Abela Large Map & Chart Report Errors About Maps

Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Fagaceae.  Host genera: Quercus.  (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: beameri Todd, 1958 (Acronicta) - MONA 1983: 9234; Holotype: Palmerlee, Cochise Co., AZ.

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Schmidt, B.C. & G.G. Anweiler, 2020. Noctuidae (Part) Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae, Acronictinae. The Moths of North America, Fascicle 25.4: 128; pl. A-7, figs. 37-40 (adult); pl. 17, fig. 2 (♂ gen.); pl. 35, fig. 7 (♀ gen.) (order). Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at iNaturalist

– © Gary Anweiler 38mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

Moth Photographers Group  at the  Mississippi Entomological Museum  at the  Mississippi State University

Send suggestions, or submit photographs to Webmaster — Moth Photographers Group

Database design and scripting support provided by Mike Boone