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title: "Smeared Dagger"
description: "Acronicta oblinita — Insecten en spinnen. Acronicta oblinita, the smeared dagger moth or arioch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/smeared-dagger
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Smeared Dagger

> Acronicta oblinita — Insecten en spinnen. Acronicta oblinita, the smeared dagger moth or arioch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae.

- Scientific name: *Acronicta oblinita*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 8195
- Wikidata: [Q2162513](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2162513)
- iNaturalist taxon: [129428](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/129428)

## Names

- en: Smeared Dagger

## Countries with the most observations

US (5242), CA (1502)

## Summary

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.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronicta_oblinita

## Photo

![Smeared Dagger](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/smeared-dagger/medium.jpg)

Photo: Lynn Harper · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185207300

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/smeared-dagger?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).