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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Acronictinae » Dagger Moths (Acronicta) » Delightful Dagger - Hodges#9225 (Acronicta vinnula)
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Saturnidae-Polyphemus? Actias? - Acronicta vinnula
Copyright © 2017 William A Krithinithis

Saturnidae-Polyphemus? Actias? - Acronicta vinnula
Rochester Twp., Beaver County, Pennsylvania, USA
September 20, 2017
Size: 1" inch/25mm
70°F/21°C Hu=70%
On White Oak

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Saturnidae-Polyphemus? Actias? - Acronicta vinnula Saturnidae-Polyphemus? Actias? - Acronicta vinnula
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Contributed by Bkripto on 11 November, 2017 - 5:20am
Last updated 6 October, 2018 - 7:56pm

Moved
Per Owlets, page 290, Chris Schmidt says the northern populations of what has been called A vinnula likely represent an undescribed species. We are placing these images here until this species is described.
… john and jane balaban, 6 October, 2018 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

Host plant questions and lack
Host plant questions and lack of markings aside, this matches nothing I could find in terms of numbers and placement of warts (as visible) as well as Acronicta 'vinnula'. Might this be an early prepupa with obscured striping and off its host? See page 290 of Owlet Caterpillars and also images at MPG. Are any other photos available? Was the caterpillar reared?
… jim sogaard, 2 October, 2018 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths.

Definitely not Bombycoidea. Looks Noctuoidea to me.
… Ryan St Laurent, 2 October, 2018 - 8:40am login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request.
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