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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) » Smeared Dagger - Hodges#9272 (Acronicta oblinita)
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Unknown caterpillar (DCP171) - Acronicta oblinita
Copyright © 2010 Fred Siskind

Unknown caterpillar (DCP171) - Acronicta oblinita
Great Falls NP, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA
June 30, 2010
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Contributed by Fred Siskind on 2 October, 2010 - 6:42pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. The other point that Wagner makes is that oblinita has spines of a single color while Simyra has dark and light spines mixed.
… john and jane balaban, 2 October, 2010 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

 
thanks to all
My other daggermoth shots from a few years ago are a bit different so I didn't realize it was the same species - appreciate the help.
… Fred Siskind, 3 October, 2010 - 7:22am login or register to post comments

 
Good to know.
(Not that I'm likely to remember it, unfortunately.)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 October, 2010 - 7:37pm login or register to post comments

looks to me like
Acronicta oblinita - Smeared Dagger Moth

but i'm not an expert.
… Molly Jacobson, 2 October, 2010 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you've got it, Molly.
I didn't notice the yellow lateral line before, but I see a bit of it now.

Cancel that previous suggestion. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 October, 2010 - 7:19pm login or register to post comments

Resembles
Cattail Caterpillar Moth (Simyra insularis):



Wait for expert confirmation/correction, though.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 2 October, 2010 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

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