Ruddy Dagger Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/25/2023). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA
A Ruddy Dagger Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/19/2014). Verified by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide.
A Ruddy Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2014).
Ruddy Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2021). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
A Ruddy Dagger Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2001).
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A Ruddy Dagger Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/22/2019).
A Ruddy Dagger Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/10/2018).
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Ruddy Dagger Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (6/25/2023). Determined by Roger Downer/BAMONA
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Barbara Speckart.
A Ruddy Dagger Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (8/19/2014). Verified by Maury J. Heiman/BugGuide.
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Jonathan Willey.
A Ruddy Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/12/2014).
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Mark Etheridge.
Ruddy Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/22/2021). (c) botanygirl, some rights reserved (CC BY).
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A Ruddy Dagger Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/15/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Ruddy Dagger Moth caterpillar in Calvert Co., Maryland (6/22/2019).
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Tim Friedlander.
A Ruddy Dagger Moth caterpillar in Harford Co., Maryland (9/10/2018).
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Bob Cammarata.
Source: Wikipedia
| Acronicta rubricoma | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. rubricoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta rubricoma Guenée, 1852
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Acronicta rubricoma, the ruddy dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from southern Ontario and New York to central Florida, west to Texas and east Kansas.
The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October depending on the location. There are two generations per year.
The larvae feed on elm, hackberry and sumac.
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