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Smeared Dagger Moth - Hodges #9272 - Acronicta oblinita

Smeared Dagger Moth - Hodges #9272 - Acronicta oblinita
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
September 13, 2010
Thanks for help with this one.

Moved
Moved from Moths.

No, this is not a crambine sn
No, this is not a crambine snout moth, not even in that superfamily (pyraloidea) actually.
This is an owlet moth, and the closest I can come with an ID is the Smeared Dagger moth, Acronicta oblinata. Something in the Acronicta genus for sure.
info: http://bugguide.net/node/view/3223

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