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Acronicta sinescripta - Hodges#9272.1 (Acronicta sinescripta)
Photo#2104524
Copyright © 2022
Gregory Raterman
moth -
Acronicta sinescripta
Lake Kissimmee St Pk, Osceola County, Florida, USA
February 27, 2022
Contributed by
Gregory Raterman
on 6 April, 2022 - 12:49pm
Last updated 22 April, 2022 - 2:12pm
Moved
Moved from
Dagger Moths
.
…
Bob Biagi
, 22 April, 2022 - 2:12pm
Moved
Moved from
ID Request
.
Hugh McGuinness
suggested: "
that you post this on iNat and tagging Chris Schmidt (neoarctia)
" - OK, I tried to email him too, but the email address failed.
Steve Morris
says: 👍👍
…
Bob Biagi
, 21 April, 2022 - 9:47pm
Thanks Bob. It sure looks lik
Thanks Bob. It sure looks like the Louisiana speciman. The Fla speciman on BOLD is a lot darker, but I have seen that kind of variation in other moths. Plus the hindwing matches also!
…
Gregory Raterman
, 21 April, 2022 - 12:21pm
Looks like...
It's not a well marked example if I'm reading this correctly. I'm not really an expert of the genus. Let's ask around for more help before moving.
The closest thing that I can find is a rarely filmed
Dagger Moth
,
Acronicta sinescripta
Also, check out the link
here
.
MPG does not have an image yet, but BOLD has one
here
that is much darker than yours, collected in Florida. Also, one from GBIF is
here
.
sine
= without/missing
scripta
= written/writing
Maybe we should call it the
Un-written Dagger
.
…
Bob Biagi
, 21 April, 2022 - 10:35am
Yes, it is A. sinescripta
Yes, it is A. sinescripta
…
Chris Schmidt
, 22 April, 2022 - 2:02pm