Family Noctuidae Hodges # 9247
Very similar to Acronicta increta, but Acronicta tristis is dark gray, without any tinge of green or yellow. Basal area is darker than the rest. A. increta usually has a tinge of green, or is paler gray. (Moths of North Carolina)
6/6/2010 ID by Chris Schmidt on Bugguide
6/6/2010 same individual with different background and lighting
8/4/2009 The above adult was reared from this caterpillar, found on black/red oak.
9/2/2009 Same caterpillar taken through a microscope
9/12/2009
9/27/2009 The caterpillar dug a hole in a piece of slightly rotten wood and pupated inside.
