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According to BugGuide, host plants are various species of Oaks.
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An Afflicted Dagger Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (3/28/2013).
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Scott Housten.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (6/16/2017).
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Josh Emm.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (8/4/2008).
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Lance Biechele.
Afflicted Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/10/2020). (c) Roshan Vignarajah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An Afflicted Dagger Moth in Kent Co., Maryland (8/16/2021). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6/3/2002).
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Larry Line.
Afflicted Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/6/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/30/2013).
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Scott Housten.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (7/30/2013).
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Scott Housten.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth caterpillar parasitized by Eulophus (parasitic wasp) larvae in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/18/2011).
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Bob Cammarata.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/3/2014). Determined by George Smiley/BugGuide.
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Bob Cammarata.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (9/23/2013).
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Richard Orr.
Afflicted Dagger Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (10/7/2020). (c) Wayne Longbottom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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An Afflicted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/17/2014). Determined by John and Jane Balaban/BugGuide.
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Lynn Strauss.
An Afflicted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Baltimore Co., Maryland (9/14/2019).
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Bob Cammarata.
Source: Wikipedia
Acronicta afflicta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Noctuidae |
Genus: | Acronicta |
Species: | A. afflicta
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Binomial name | |
Acronicta afflicta Grote, 1864
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Acronicta afflicta, the afflicted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Canada (Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario[1]), the United States (including Alabama, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Georgia, Maryland, New York and Ohio) as well as northern Mexico.
The wingspan is about 36 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September depending on the location.
The larvae feed on various Quercus species. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b LaFontaine, J. Donald; Rockburne, Eric W. (1976). Cutworm Moths of Ontario and Quebec. Canada Department of Agriculture Publication. p. 19.