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: Apr 23, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Jun 21, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Aug 16, 2005
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Jul 23, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Jul 14, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Sep 08, 2009
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Jul 21, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Aug 07, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: May 26, 2007
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Boone County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2011
Observation date: Jun 09, 2006
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Bedford County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2011
Observation date: Jun 12, 1998
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 10, 2011
Observation date: Aug 31, 2010
Submitted by: Eddie Huber
Region: Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Feb 28, 2011
Observation date: Jun 07, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jerry McWilliams and E. C. Masteller)
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: Jun 20, 1974
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (E. C. Masteller)
Region: Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Dec 31, 2010
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Iowa, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: May 29, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jun 21, 2010
Observation date: Jul 12, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jo Ann Poe-McGavin)
Region: Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2009
Observation date: Jun 11, 2007
Submitted by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness (H.D. McGuinness)
Verified date: Jul 08, 2009
Observation date: Jun 20, 2009
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Chuck Tague)
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Jul 07, 2009
Observation date: Jun 01, 2005
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Story County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: May 15, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Frank Olsen)
Region: Jasper County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (James Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jun 24, 2004
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: Jul 01, 2005
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Linn County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
Observation date: May 01, 2006
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Lee County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Verified date: Jun 09, 2008
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