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Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila TL: ~20 mm. Gray forewings with light streaks along dark veins. Thin, dark basal and anal dashes. Status: uncommon. <br /> <br /> Hosts: oak and chestnut<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light in a rural area. To my cats delight, this moth followed me inside. Thankfully, I caught it before they did.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77337/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html" title="Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/77337_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hZfp1udJIOKg0y75q%2Fo%2BKilX20U%3D" width="200" height="160" alt="Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila TL: ~20 mm. Gray forewings with light streaks along dark veins. Thin, dark basal and anal dashes. Status: uncommon. <br /> <br /> Hosts: oak and chestnut<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light in a rural area. To my cats delight, this moth followed me inside. Thankfully, I caught it before they did.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77335/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77336/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html Acronicta lithospila,Geotagged,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77335/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html" title="Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/77335_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=waL6SHvHergV%2Bip8cI4o5t7bRWo%3D" width="200" height="154" alt="Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila TL: ~20 mm. Gray forewings with light streaks along dark veins. Thin, dark basal and anal dashes. Status: uncommon. Hosts: oak and chestnut<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light in a rural area. To my cats delight, this moth followed me inside. Thankfully, I caught it before they did.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77337/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77336/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html Acronicta lithospila,Geotagged,Spring,United States,moth,streaked dagger" /></a></figure> Acronicta lithospila,Geotagged,Moth,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila

TL: ~20 mm. Gray forewings with light streaks along dark veins. Thin, dark basal and anal dashes. Status: uncommon.

Hosts: oak and chestnut

Habitat: Attracted to a light in a rural area. To my cats delight, this moth followed me inside. Thankfully, I caught it before they did.

Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila TL: ~20 mm. Gray forewings with light streaks along dark veins. Thin, dark basal and anal dashes. Status: uncommon. <br /> <br /> Hosts: oak and chestnut<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light in a rural area. To my cats delight, this moth followed me inside. Thankfully, I caught it before they did.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77335/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77336/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html Acronicta lithospila,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Streaked Dagger - Acronicta lithospila TL: ~20 mm. Gray forewings with light streaks along dark veins. Thin, dark basal and anal dashes. Status: uncommon. Hosts: oak and chestnut<br /> <br /> Habitat: Attracted to a light in a rural area. To my cats delight, this moth followed me inside. Thankfully, I caught it before they did.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77337/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77336/streaked_dagger_-_acronicta_lithospila.html Acronicta lithospila,Geotagged,Spring,United States,moth,streaked dagger

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Superb shot! It's simply perfect, very well done! Posted 6 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
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      Thanks! It was trying to camouflage itself in the dust on my bookshelf in this shot. Posted 6 years ago

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The Streaked dagger moth

''Acronicta lithospila'', the streaked dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1874. It is found in Canada and the United States.

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Uploaded Apr 11, 2019. Captured Apr 7, 2019 23:07 in 5 East St, New Milford, CT 06776, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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