Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Barrens Dagger
Acronicta albarufa (Grote, 1874)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
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Range: A. a. albarufa: SK, southern ON, Canada; CT south to SC and west to AR, MO, IL. Type locality: Missouri. A. a. exempta: CO, NM.
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Taxonomy Notes: Acronicta albarufa (Grote, 1874) includes as a subspecies Acronicta exempta (Dyar, 1922) [9216] in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020), MONA Fascicle 25.4: 141.
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Verified Sightings

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Observation date: Jul 25, 2025
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Colfax County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Feb 04, 2026
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