Sad Dagger Moth
Acronicta tristis Smith, 1911
Sad Dagger Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/7616
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Hodges #9247 
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Wagner (2011), states that larvae have been found on American Beech and oaks.

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Acronicta tristis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. tristis
Binomial name
Acronicta tristis
Smith, 1911

Acronicta tristis is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, south to Maryland, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are on wing from June to July.

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