Exiled Dagger Moth Acronicta exilis Grote, 1874    Synonyms: Hodges #9242, Lesser Oak Dagger.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Noctuidae   >   Genus Acronicta   

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

There are 72 records in the project database.

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Exiled Dagger Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Exiled Dagger Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/20/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Exiled Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/12/2020). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

Exiled Dagger Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/19/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

An Exiled Dagger Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/28/2014). Photo by Scott Housten. (MBP list)

Exiled Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/3/2022). (c) Jim Brighton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Exiled Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/31/2013). (c) treichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Exiled Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved. Photo by Hugh McGuinness. (MBP list)

An Exiled Dagger Moth. Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)


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