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Butterflies and mothsIn Lucas County, Ohio

Smeared Dagger

Acronicta oblinita Smith, J.E., 1797

Smeared Dagger in all of Ohio
Smeared Dagger (Acronicta oblinita)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Acronicta
Near Lucas County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (29)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (57)
  • Recorded, season not shown (2)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Smeared Dagger by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyNo qualifying records yet
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Auglaize CountyNo qualifying records yet
Belmont CountyNo qualifying records yet
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyNo qualifying records yet
Coshocton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Darke CountyNo qualifying records yet
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyNo qualifying records yet
Geauga CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Greene CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Harrison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyNo qualifying records yet
Hocking CountyNo qualifying records yet
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jefferson CountyNo qualifying records yet
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyNo qualifying records yet
Licking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Meigs CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyNo qualifying records yet
Montgomery CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morgan CountyNo qualifying records yet
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pickaway CountyNo qualifying records yet
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Preble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyNo qualifying records yet
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyNo qualifying records yet
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Summit CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyNo qualifying records yet
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Lucas County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 36 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lucas County · records of all species each week, 60,335 in all

Records per week from 36 records in 9 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Smeared Dagger in Lucas County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Smeared DaggerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000168
Jan 11–1700125
Jan 18–240085
Jan 25–310064
Feb 1–70081
Feb 8–140084
Feb 15–2100100
Feb 22–2800101
Mar 1–700137
Mar 8–1400150
Mar 15–2100202
Mar 22–2800278
Mar 29 – Apr 400355
Apr 5–1100421
Apr 12–1800788
Apr 19–2500700
Apr 26 – May 2001,295
May 3–9002,514
May 10–16005,269
May 17–23004,884
May 24–30001,850
May 31 – Jun 6001,817
Jun 7–13001,677
Jun 14–20001,553
Jun 21–27111,586
Jun 28 – Jul 4221,749
Jul 5–11001,976
Jul 12–18222,118
Jul 19–25002,090
Jul 26 – Aug 1001,646
Aug 2–8001,938
Aug 9–15001,606
Aug 16–22311,660
Aug 23–29221,644
Aug 30 – Sep 5001,585
Sep 6–12641,913
Sep 13–19741,724
Sep 20–26622,839
Sep 27 – Oct 3442,478
Oct 4–10002,869
Oct 11–17001,470
Oct 18–2422598
Oct 25–3100496
Nov 1–711365
Nov 8–1400264
Nov 15–2100168
Nov 22–2800160
Nov 29 – Dec 500127
Dec 6–1200133
Dec 13–1900113
Dec 20–2600152
Dec 27 – Jan 200170

Reported as an adult

Only 2 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a caterpillar

No caterpillar season shown here. The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season.

In Ohio

Mid-June to mid-October, middle week Sep 6–12

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 524 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 370 dates. Latest record: November 2025.

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Records of Smeared Dagger in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Smeared DaggerYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10006,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24004,645
Jan 25–31004,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14005,888
Feb 15–21005,436
Feb 22–28006,846
Mar 1–7008,321
Mar 8–140010,384
Mar 15–210012,620
Mar 22–280013,949
Mar 29 – Apr 40019,661
Apr 5–110026,860
Apr 12–180039,925
Apr 19–251141,623
Apr 26 – May 20056,391
May 3–91152,952
May 10–162253,785
May 17–231157,698
May 24–302154,651
May 31 – Jun 64353,099
Jun 7–1311553,700
Jun 14–2014656,625
Jun 21–2715655,361
Jun 28 – Jul 419858,477
Jul 5–1116661,336
Jul 12–1811664,722
Jul 19–256469,753
Jul 26 – Aug 19559,416
Aug 2–812559,712
Aug 9–156255,994
Aug 16–2220754,328
Aug 23–2935751,772
Aug 30 – Sep 534857,167
Sep 6–1247959,075
Sep 13–1952954,543
Sep 20–2639845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 355743,180
Oct 4–1040937,841
Oct 11–1733830,824
Oct 18–24171021,156
Oct 25–3112419,021
Nov 1–76314,172
Nov 8–141112,621
Nov 15–21327,965
Nov 22–28008,136
Nov 29 – Dec 5006,083
Dec 6–12006,004
Dec 13–19005,423
Dec 20–26005,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2008,459

Reported as an adult

Only 12 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar mid-June to mid-October, middle week Sep 13–19.

From 510 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Relatives

In the same genus

Other Acronicta recorded in Lucas County

American DaggerAcronicta americana

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Long-winged Dagger Acronicta longa10 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Months not reported

  1. Jan: no record
  2. Feb: no record
  3. Mar: no record
  4. Apr: recorded
  5. May: recorded
  6. Jun: recorded
  7. Jul: recorded
  8. Aug: recorded
  9. Sep: recorded
  10. Oct: recorded
  11. Nov: recorded
  12. Dec: no record

Not reported in Ohio in December to March, 2016 to 2025.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed31%49%
Farmland27%11%
Wetland26%5%
Forest11%31%
Grassland and shrub3%0.9%
Open water2%3%
Barren0.8%0.6%

From 266 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

524 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.