''Acronicta immodica'', the medium dagger, is a species of
owlet moth
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
in the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is found in eastern North America.
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The MONA or Hodges number for ''Acronicta immodica'' is 9242.1.][
The type specimen of '' Acronicta modica'' was recently determined to be ''Acronicta haesitata''. Because of priorities of the species descriptions, this resulted in ''Acronicta modica'', the medium dagger moth, being renamed ''Acronicta immodica'', and ''Acronicta haesitata'', the hesitant dagger moth, becoming ''Acronicta modica''. ''Acronicta haesitata'' is now a taxonomic synonym of ''Acronicta modica''.][
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Acronicta
Moths described in 2020
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