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:
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: Acronicta modica (Walker, 1856) includes as synonym 9245 Acronicta haesitata (Grote, 1882) in Schmidt & Anweiler (2020), MONA Fascicle 25.4: 147. Specimens previously identified as this species refer to 9242.1 Acronicta immodica Schmidt & Anweiler, 2020, n. sp., MONA Fascicle 25.4: 145.
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 97 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 22, 2024
Submitted by: Shane Miller
Region: Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 02, 2024
Observation date: Jul 22, 2023
Submitted by: HCGregory
Region: Albemarle County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2023
Observation date: Jul 09, 2023
Submitted by: JMJaskula
Region: Newton County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 11, 2023
Observation date: Jul 24, 2022
Submitted by: LadyAshleyR
Region: Garrett County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 19, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2022
Observation date: Jul 22, 2022
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jul 29, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2022
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
Observation date: Jul 23, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 27, 2022
Observation date: May 16, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: May 29, 2022
Observation date: May 22, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: May 25, 2022
Observation date: Sep 26, 2017
Submitted by: Louise Dawson
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Apr 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 18, 2020
Submitted by: nehall
Region: Martinsville, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 08, 2022
Observation date: Jul 02, 2021
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Jan 18, 2022
Observation date: Jul 19, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 01, 2021
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 07, 2021
Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: meadowglenfarm
Region: Scott County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 19, 2021
Observation date: May 22, 2020
Submitted by: Rose A. Payne
Region: Bibb County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Feb 13, 2021
Observation date: Sep 26, 2017
Submitted by: Louise Dawson
Region: Genesee County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 07, 2021
Observation date: May 16, 2016
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 24, 2020
Observation date: May 28, 2016
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Overton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 22, 2020
Observation date: Jul 12, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 12, 2020
Submitted by: John LeBlanc
Region: Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 13, 2020
Observation date: Jul 15, 2020
Submitted by: Howell_Curtis
Region: Harrison County, Indiana, United States
Verified by: Howell_Curtis
Verified date: Jul 16, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: Dave Webb
Region: Harford County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2020
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