Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)

Systematics :

Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Phylum: Arthropoda (Articulate animals)
Class: Insecta (Insects)
Order: Lepidoptera (Moths and butterflies)
Group: «Macro-heterocera» (Macro-moths)
Family: Noctuidae (Owlet moths)
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)

Norwegian name: Bjørkekveldfly

Host plants: Alder (Alnus), Apple (Malus), Birch (Betula), Hawthorn (Crataegus), Lime (Tilia), Oak (Quercus), Prunus, Sorbus, Willows, Sallows and Osiers (Salix)

Confusion species: Acronicta psi (Grey Dagger)

Norwegian Red List (2021): Vulnerable