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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) » Triton Dagger Moth - Hodges#9211 (Acronicta tritona)
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Triton Dagger Moth - Acronicta tritona
Copyright © 2011 Todd J. Dreyer

Triton Dagger Moth - Acronicta tritona
South River, Middlesex County, New Jersey, USA
May 21, 2011
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Contributed by Todd J. Dreyer on 1 June, 2011 - 8:21pm
Last updated 2 June, 2011 - 1:42pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Randy Hardy, 2 June, 2011 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

Nice! Triton Dagger Moth
I think this is 9211 – Acronicta tritona. We have very few photos of this one but one is from May in NJ (Burlington). I took the liberty to brighten and sharpen your photo to better show the moth. Hope you don't mind.
… Randy Hardy, 2 June, 2011 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Triton Dagger Moth
Thanks for the ID, appreciate the help.
… Todd J. Dreyer, 2 June, 2011 - 1:44pm login or register to post comments

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