Acronicta oblinita

Acronicta oblinita found feeding on Tear-thumb (Polygonum sagitattum) in a forest that has drowned as groundwater levels rose.

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Christine Young

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Maybe Acronicta oblinita, or similar species? Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Pareuchaetes insulata is also similar, but out of range, I think. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Gary B
    
    Lion
    
    I had considered Pareuchaetes insulata too until I looked at the range map. In profie, this caterpillar does look like some Acronicta. BG https://bugguide.net/node/view/803389/bgimage has a larva like mine which some in the discussion think might be Acronicta oblinita. Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. Christine Young
      
      Lion
      
      Definitely similar! Posted 6 years ago
3. Gary B
  
  Lion
  
  After looking at the photos at BG and also MPG I'm going to go with Acronicta oblinita. Thanks for pointing me in that direction. Posted 6 years ago
4. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    No problem! Glad you got the ID figured out. Posted 6 years ago

The Smeared dagger moth

''Acronicta oblinita'', the smeared dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in eastern North America, from Nova Scotia west across Canada to British Columbia, north to Lake Athabasca and south to Florida and Texas.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies

Species identified by Gary B