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Smeared Dagger

Acronicta oblinita

Classification

Class
Insecta
Family
Noctuidae

Acronicta oblinita, the smeared dagger moth or arioch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. Its larva, the smartweed caterpillar, has urticating hairs. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.

Distribution

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