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Hodges #9211 - Triton Dagger Moth - Acronicta tritona
Copyright © 2015 Peter Homann

Hodges #9211 - Triton Dagger Moth - Acronicta tritona
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
September 9, 2015
Size: Length ~18mm
Attracted to black light. Provides September image record of a moth for Florida.
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Contributed by Peter Homann on 10 September, 2015 - 4:33pm
Last updated 27 September, 2016 - 3:24pm

Moved
Moved from Dagger Moths.

The orange patch is just a bit of the thorax is showing because some scales are rubbed off.
… Paul Dennehy, 31 March, 2016 - 9:43pm login or register to post comments

Ochre Dagger or Triton Dagger?
Because of the rusty spot on the thorax I wondered whether this might not be a #9236 Acronicta morula rather than an A. tritona, and I moved the image to the Acronicta genus page. Now, a few weeks later, I favor again A. tritona on account of the shape of the AM line: On the forewings of A. morula it turns upward (inward) at a right angle near the inner margin and continues as a smooth straight line until it bends towards the inner margin. On A. tritona wings the upward (inward) turn is at a right angle also but not as pronounced and the line continues in slightly curved and irregular fashion as it does on the moth here. (Edited on September 29, 2015).
… Peter Homann, 12 September, 2015 - 8:44am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Triton Dagger Moth.
… Peter Homann, 12 September, 2015 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

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