Acronicta rubricoma

Acronicta rubricoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: A. rubricoma
Binomial name
Acronicta rubricoma
Guenée, 1852

The ruddy dagger moth (Acronicta rubricoma) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from southern Ontario and New York to central Florida, west to Texas and east Kansas.

The wingspan is 38–44 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October depending on the location. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on elm, hackberry and sumac.

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