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
Displaying 49 - 72 of 96 verified sightings
Observation date: Jun 27, 2014
Submitted by: Peter Homann
Region: Leon County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 15, 2015
Observation date: Aug 24, 2014
Submitted by: AllenRatz
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Dec 02, 2014
Observation date: Jul 23, 2014
Submitted by: D. Dodd
Region: Marshall County, Alabama, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 23, 2014
Observation date: Jul 20, 2014
Submitted by: Elizabeth Wolfe
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Jul 27, 2014
Observation date: May 29, 2014
Submitted by: UrsulaV
Region: Chatham County, North Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2014
Observation date: Jun 21, 2008
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 23, 2014
Observation date: May 15, 2013
Submitted by: Rangertsp
Region: Henderson County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Don Tangren
Verified date: Jan 05, 2014
Observation date: May 07, 2012
Submitted by: Lula Field
Region: Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: Lula Field
Verified date: Jan 04, 2014
Observation date: Jun 14, 2013
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hardin County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 14, 2013
Observation date: May 25, 2011
Submitted by: Ken Childs
Region: Chester County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Ken Childs
Verified date: Sep 16, 2012
Observation date: May 25, 2010
Submitted by: Chip Krilowicz
Region: Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: H.D. McGuinness
Verified date: Sep 10, 2012
Observation date: Jul 29, 2012
Submitted by: BOGwalker
Region: St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 31, 2012
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: Apr 23, 2007
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 07, 2008
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Jul 07, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Apr 22, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
Observation date: Jul 15, 2006
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 17, 2011
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