Acronicta hastulifera

Acronicta hastulifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: A. hastulifera
Binomial name
Acronicta hastulifera
Smith, 1797

The frosted dagger moth (Acronicta hastulifera) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.[1]

References

  1. Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center

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