Acronicta tridens ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
(Dark Dagger)

Interactions where Acronicta tridens is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Compsilura concinnata a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
Rogas pulchripes (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and other parasites of arboreal Acronicta species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) at Chat Moss, Manchester, Shaw, M.R., 1979
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Compsilura concinnata/Compsilura concinnataa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Acronicta tridens/Acronicta tridensdark daggerlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Nilea hortulana a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Nilea hortulana/Nilea hortulanaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoid /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Acronicta tridens/Acronicta tridensdark daggerlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva
larva is endoparasitoid host of larva Foreign Phebellia glauca a parasitoid fly Diptera: Tachinidae Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae), Belshaw, R., 1993
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tachinidae/Phebellia glauca/Phebellia glaucaa parasitoid flylarva Animal / parasitoid / endoparasitoidForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Acronicta tridens/Acronicta tridensdark daggerlarva larva is endoparasitoid of larva

Author & YearTitleSource
Belshaw, R., 1993Tachinid Flies (Diptera: Tachinidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 4a(i), 169pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Shaw, M.R., 1979Rogas pulchripes (Wesmael) (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and other parasites of arboreal Acronicta species (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) at Chat Moss, ManchesterEnt. Gazette 30: 291-294.

Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAcronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)
GenusAcronicta (daggers and knotgrasses)
SubfamilyACRONICTINAE (daggers and knotgrasses)
FamilyNOCTUIDAE (shuttle moths)
SuperfamilyNOCTUOIDEA (shuttle moths)
CladeMacrolepidoptera (macro-moths)
CladeObtectomera (butterflies and most moths)
CladeApoditrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderDitrysia (butterflies and most moths)
InfraorderHeteroneura (an infraorder of moths and butterflies)
SuborderGLOSSATA (a suborder of moths)
OrderLEPIDOPTERA (butterflies and moths)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Townsend, M.C., Clifton, J. & Goodey, B. 2010 British and Irish moths: an illustrated guide to selected difficult species (covering the use of genitalia and other features) 91pp, Butterfly Conservation

Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Acronicta tridens (Dark Dagger)
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