A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Verified by Hugh McGuinness.
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/21/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/8/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2019).
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/31/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/21/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013).
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/14/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6//2002).
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6//2002).
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/17/1987). (c) John L. Richards, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). Verified by Hugh McGuinness.
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/18/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/12/2017). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/21/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/26/2019). (c) Hugh McGuinness, all rights reserved.
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/8/2019). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/6/2015). (c) treichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Washington Co., Maryland (7/3/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/23/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (5/31/2020). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/21/2022). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/7/2013).
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/14/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/4/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (8/12/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland.
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A Hesitant Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (6//2002).
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Hesitant Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/2/2025). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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| Acronicta modica | |
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| Acronicta modica, hesitant dagger, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. modica
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| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta modica Walker, 1856
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Acronicta modica, the hesitant dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America from Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Oklahoma and Texas.[1][3]
The wingspan is around 35 mm. The larvae feed on Oak species.
The type specimen of Acronicta modica was recently determined to be Acronicta haesitata. Because of priorities of the species descriptions, this resulted in Acronicta modica, the medium dagger moth, being renamed Acronicta immodica, and Acronicta haesitata, the hesitant dagger moth, becoming Acronicta modica. Acronicta haesitata is now a taxonomic synonym of Acronicta modica.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "North American Moth Photographers Group, Acronicta modica". Retrieved 2021-09-28.
- ^ a b Schmidt, B.; Anweiler, Gary (2020). The Moths of North America. Fascicle 25.4. Noctuoidea, Noctuidae (part): Pantheinae, Raphiinae, Balsinae and Acronictinae. Allen Press. ISBN 978-0-9796633-4-5.
- ^ "Acronicta modica species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
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