Acronicta haesitata
| Acronicta haesitata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acronicta |
| Species: | A. haesitata |
| Binomial name | |
| Acronicta haesitata Grote, 1882 | |
The hesitant dagger moth (Acronicta haesitata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from Nova Scotia to South Carolina, west to Texas, north to Ontario.
The wingspan is 30–43 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September depending on the location. It has two generations per year in the south and one in the north.
The larvae feed on leaves of red oak and white oak.
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