Hesitant Dagger Moth
Acronicta modica (Walker, 1856)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Identification: Forewing medium gray with AM and PM line usually conspicuously double; basal dash thick but usually not touching small blackish blotch at middle of AM line; hindwing grayish-brown
Wing Span: 3.0-4.3 cm
Life History: Two generations per year in the south; one in the north
Flight: April to August or September; peak numbers in June and July
Caterpillar Hosts: Leaves of Red Oak and White Oak
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Texas, north to Ontario
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
Taxonomy Notes: Now regarded as Acronicta modica (Walker, 1856)as a synonym of 9245 Acronicta haesitata (Grote, 1882) in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020), MONA Fascicle 25.4: 147. Specimens previously identified as Acronicta modica refer to 9242.1 Acronicta immodica Schmidt & Anweiler, 2020, n. sp., MONA Fascicle 25.4: 145.
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 10, 2022
Submitted by: Quaker state mothing
Region: Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 26, 2022
Observation date: Aug 11, 2020
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jan 10, 2021
Observation date: Jun 05, 2013
Submitted by: Wade Wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 18, 2020
Submitted by: dmccord
Region: Hamilton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 22, 2020
Observation date: Jun 09, 2020
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 11, 2020
Observation date: Jul 07, 2017
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Apr 12, 2020
Observation date: Jul 08, 2019
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 27, 2019
Observation date: May 26, 2019
Submitted by: SJAlbaugh75
Region: Knox County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 10, 2019
Observation date: Aug 16, 2002
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Fulton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 27, 2004
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 13, 2018
Observation date: Jun 26, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 07, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Bath County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 03, 2018
Observation date: Aug 23, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Nov 02, 2018
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: Allen Belden
Region: Richmond, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Oct 28, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Bath County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2018
Observation date: Jul 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Bath County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2018
Observation date: Jun 14, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2018
Observation date: Aug 07, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 29, 2018
Observation date: Jun 16, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 28, 2018
Observation date: May 31, 2018
Submitted by: sam_hartzler
Region: Lawrence County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 14, 2018
Observation date: May 29, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
Observation date: May 29, 2018
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 24, 2018
Observation date: Jul 24, 2017
Submitted by: sedges
Region: Georgia, Stephens County, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Mar 12, 2018
Observation date: Jun 18, 2017
Submitted by: treichard
Region: Allegany County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 18, 2018
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