Gray Dagger

Acronicta grisea

''Acronicta grisea'', the gray dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is found from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast in southern Canada and the northern United States.
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Appearance

The wingspan is 30–40 mm. Adults are on wing in midsummer.

Forewing dark gray with black basal and anal margin dashes; postmedial line with sharply-dentate margin; hindwing white.

Naming

Acronicta grisea grisea
Acronicta grisea revellata

Distribution

Coast to coast in southern Canada and northern United States.

Food

Larvae feed on leaves of alder, apple, birch, elm, poplar, and willow.

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyNoctuidae
GenusAcronicta
SpeciesA. grisea
Photographed in
United States of America