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A Speared Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/17/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Cecil Co., Maryland (8/17/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Shannon Schade.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/25/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/30/2013).
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Scott Housten.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (7/3/2017). Verified by Hugh McGuinness and Dave Webb.
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Barbara Thurlow.
Speared Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/30/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/1/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Speared Dagger Moth and antlion species in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/22/2013).
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Scott Housten.
Speared Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/4/2014). Determined by Hugh McGuinness.
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Nancy Magnusson.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/29/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Mark Etheridge.
Speared Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7/27/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
Speared Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/28/2020). (c) Mark Etheridge, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Mark Etheridge.
Speared Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/3/2007). Determined by Chris Ginter/BugGuide.
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Bob Patterson.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6//2002).
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Larry Line.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (7//2003).
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Larry Line.
Speared Dagger Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Speared Dagger Moth collected in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/18/2001).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (7/11/2014).
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Anna Letaw.
A Speared Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (9/15/2013).
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Joanne Solem.
A Speared Dagger Moth larva in Harford Co., Maryland (8/25/2014).
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Tea Kesting-Handly.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/17/2018).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/17/2018).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpillar in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/18/2020).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (7/3/2017).
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Bonnie Ott.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpiller in Harford Co., Maryland (6/20/2019).
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Bob Cammarata.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/15/2018).
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Mark Etheridge.
A Speared Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/27/2020).
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Source: Wikipedia
Acronicta hasta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. hasta
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta hasta Guenée, 1852
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Synonyms | |
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Acronicta hasta, the forked dagger moth, speared dagger moth, cherry dagger moth or dart dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America in the eastern deciduous woodlands, ranging west across southern Saskatchewan and Alberta into central southern British Columbia, south to Tennessee, Wisconsin and Kansas.
Acronicta furcifera was considered a separate species until 1998, but is now considered a synonym.
The wingspan is 35–45 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September depending on the location. There are two or more generations per year in the south and one or two in the north.
The larvae feed on cherry, oak and plum.
Subspecies
[edit]- Acronicta hasta hasta
- Acronicta hasta telum
- Acronicta hasta manitoba (Western Canada)
External links
[edit]- Anweiler, G. G. (2007). "Species Details Acronicta hasta". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- Bartlett, Troy (January 10, 2020). "Species Acronicta hasta - Speared Dagger Moth - Hodges#9229". BugGuide. Retrieved October 20, 2020.