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Night-wandering Dagger Moth
Acronicta noctivaga (Grote, 1864)
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Verified Sightings
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2024
Submitted by: Betsy Higgins
Region: Coos County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 01, 2024
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Observation date: May 19, 2024
Submitted by: samsueruss
Region: Daviess County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 21, 2024
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Observation date: Aug 26, 2023
Submitted by: Susan McSwain
Region: Nelson County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 28, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 21, 2023
Submitted by: jrtindall
Region: Mercer County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 05, 2023
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Observation date: Jul 01, 2022
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 04, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 11, 2022
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Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 01, 2022
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Observation date: May 19, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 19, 2022
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Observation date: Jul 20, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 19, 2022
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Observation date: Jun 16, 2021
Submitted by: lyndageller
Region: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 25, 2021
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Observation date: May 20, 2021
Submitted by: blueracer
Region: Ashland County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Jun 19, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 06, 2021
Submitted by: rmery
Region: Monroe County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 04, 2021
Submitted by: RStankiewicz
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 05, 2021
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Observation date: Jul 10, 2015
Submitted by: CathK
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Mar 04, 2021
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Observation date: Oct 09, 2019
Submitted by: Ohio97
Region: Hamilton County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: Ohio97
Verified date: Dec 13, 2020
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Observation date: May 21, 2019
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 05, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 12, 2017
Submitted by: wade wander
Region: Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Oct 18, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2020
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Vilas County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 04, 2020
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2019
Submitted by: cernicalo
Region: Ulster County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 02, 2019
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Observation date: Apr 22, 2019
Submitted by: Amanda Dorton
Region: Buchanan County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 17, 2019
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Observation date: May 31, 2016
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Paul Dennehy)
Region: Montour County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 07, 2018
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Observation date: Jul 16, 2015
Submitted by: iangardner
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Sep 27, 2016
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Observation date: Apr 20, 2016
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 09, 2016
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Observation date: Jun 14, 2016
Submitted by: disteffv
Region: Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 16, 2016
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