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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Acronictinae » Dagger Moths (Acronicta) » Smeared Dagger Moth - Hodges#9272 (Acronicta oblinita)

Species Acronicta oblinita - Smeared Dagger Moth - Hodges#9272

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Smeared Dagger Moth - Acronicta oblinita Smeared Dagger Moth - Acronicta oblinita 9272 Smeared Dagger - Acronicta oblinita
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Acronictinae
Genus Acronicta (Dagger Moths)
Species oblinita (Smeared Dagger Moth - Hodges#9272)
Hodges Number
9272
Other Common Names
Smartweed Caterpillar
Size
Wingspan of adult 3.6-5.4 cm.
Identification
Dark with dorsal warts bearing tufts. Yellow, V-shaped blotches between the spiracles are distinctive.
Range
Includes Eastern North America
Habitat
Deciduous forests and adjacent areas with host plants
Season
Caterpillar: May to October
Food
A variety of forbs, shrubs, and trees.
Life Cycle
One or two generations per year, more in southern North America.
Remarks
Caution, larva may "sting" if handled.
Print References
Wagner, Caterpillars of Eastern Forests page 30 (1)
Covell, Field Guide to Eastern Moths page 88, plate 1 #4 (caterpillar), plate 13#18 (adult) (2)
Wagner, Caterpillars of Eastern North America, p. 332 (3)
Internet References
Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
Maryland Moths
Moth Photographer's Group
Works Cited
1.Caterpillars of Eastern Forests
By David L. Wagner, Valerie Giles, Richard C. Reardon, Michael L. McManus
2.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
3.Caterpillars of Eastern North America
By David L. Wagner
Contributed by Cotinis on 8 April, 2004 - 4:37pm
Additional contributions by Lynette
Last updated 31 December, 2005 - 7:17pm

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