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Acronicta innotata
Acronicta innotata (Unmarked Dagger Moth)
"Identification Adult: forewing creamy white to pale gray; bulge of postmedial (PM) line indented to form two small bulges; PM line bordered distally by slightly darker grayish shading, and proximally by a white band (sometimes indistinct); no basal or anal dash; reniform spot a black crescent; three or four black marks equally spaced along costa; terminal line composed of several black dots; hindwing white with diffuse dark discal spot, PM line, and shading. Range
Newfoundland to British Columbia and adjacent northern states, south in the east to North Carolina and Kentucky. Larvae feed on leaves of alder, birch, cherry, hickory, poplar, willow." https://bugguide.net/node/view/23711
See also
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acronicta_innotata
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=9207
https://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Acronicta-innotata
Acronicta innotata, the unmarked dagger moth or birch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia and adjacent northern states in the United States, south in the east to North Carolina and Kentucky.
The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on the leaves of alder, birch, cherry, hickory, poplar and willow.
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