Acronicta modica

Acronicta modica, the medium dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Ontario and Quebec south to Arizona and Texas. It has also been recorded from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Iowa and Wisconsin.

Acronicta modica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. modica
Binomial name
Acronicta modica
Walker, 1856

The wingspan is about 35 mm.

The larvae feed on Quercus species.


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