Exiled Dagger Moth
Acronicta exilis Grote, 1874
Exiled Dagger Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7611
Synonyms
Hodges #9242  Lesser Oak Dagger 
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73 Records

Relationships

White Oak is the favored host plant, but other oaks in the white oak group might also be hosts (Wagner, 2011).

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Acronicta exilis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. exilis
Binomial name
Acronicta exilis
Grote, 1874

Acronicta exilis, the exiled dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species is found in North America, including Iowa, New York, Maryland, Arkansas and Delaware.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.

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