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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)
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Unclear Dagger Moth - Acronicta
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Unclear Dagger Moth - Acronicta
Fort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
June 13, 2005
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 14 June, 2005 - 9:12am
Last updated 31 March, 2020 - 11:59am

Moved
Moved from Eclipsed Oak Dagger.
… Steve Nanz, 31 March, 2020 - 11:59am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Unclear Dagger Moth.

Not sure about the ID but Acronicta inclara is synonymized with A. increta in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020) (1).
… Steve Nanz, 31 March, 2020 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

 
ID
Yeah that ID isn't right. Not even sure how I got that one. If anything, this looks more like possibly a well worn Acronicta hamamelis, but certainly not inclara/increta.
… Jason D. Roberts, 31 March, 2020 - 11:13am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dagger Moths.
… Lynette Elliott, 29 March, 2007 - 8:44pm login or register to post comments

Acronicta inclara
This looks like an Acronicta inclara to me. Although slighter worn and a lighter variation, all the diagnostic markings seem to be present. Nice photo.
… Jason D. Roberts, 29 March, 2007 - 5:27pm login or register to post comments

An
Owlet Moth? Why am I having such trouble distinguishing between pyrlalid and owlet today? Is there one easy way to tell them apart?
… Lynette Elliott, 14 June, 2005 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

 
owlet moth
This is an Acronicta species. Pyralid moths have long curved palps that will often stick up over the head.
… Dennis Profant, 15 June, 2005 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

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