Acronicta ovata? - Hodges #9249 - Eclipsed Oak Dagger Moth - Acronicta increta - BugGuide.Net

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Acronicta ovata? - Hodges #9249 - Eclipsed Oak Dagger Moth - Acronicta increta

Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
April 14, 2014
Size: ~17mm length

At outdoor light. Best match is with #9243 Acronicta ovata, including the two small tan spots below the thorax. Can I get a confirmation?

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Contributed by Peter Homann on 15 April, 2014 - 2:58pm
Last updated 29 May, 2020 - 4:00pm

Moved

Moved from Ovate Dagger.

… Peter Homann, 28 April, 2015 - 10:00am

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this is increta; ovata is muc

this is increta; ovata is much paler tan and lacks the olive green tints often seen in increta; ovata is probably only in the Appalachians / foothils in the far SE.

… Chris Schmidt, 24 April, 2015 - 9:11am

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Not ovata after all!

Thank you, Chris, for your input regarding this post and your suggestion that it is of an A. increta and not A.ovata. I assume I can safely move the image to its new rightful place. Interestingly, no image is yet posted in BG for Florida but, unlike ovata, A. increta is actually listed in Heppner's Florida checklist. Now I can't help wondering whether my much paler "ovata" here is A. increta as well. I would appreciate your help with this one.
Thanks.

… Peter Homann, 24 April, 2015 - 4:48pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Peter Homann, 17 April, 2014 - 3:11pm

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Amen, Brother

There's also, the slightly tan fill in the reniforms, the sharp anal dash and the inverted 'Y' formed by the AM and basal dash.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 16 April, 2014 - 5:37pm

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OK, then!

With your blessing I follow my judgment and move it to species, not afraid of possibly stepping on thin ice as A. ovata is not in Heppner's Florida checklist (and received no black dot in Florida on MPG's distribution map).

… Peter Homann, 17 April, 2014 - 3:05pm

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