Acronicta americana – American Dagger

Family Noctuidae   Hodges # 9200

Caterpillar foods:  deciduous trees including alder, ash, birch, elm, hickory, maple, oak, poplar, walnut and willow  (Covell)

This is our largest dagger – 1 1/2 inches long and a wingspan of about 2 1/2 inches.

6/24/2012

 

6/20/2013

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7/16/2014

 

5/28/2015

 

6/13/2018

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