Acronicta noctivaga

Acronicta noctivaga, the night-wandering dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in north-eastern North America (including Wisconsin, New York, Maryland and Ontario).

Acronicta noctivaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species:
A. noctivaga
Binomial name
Acronicta noctivaga
Grote, 1864

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

Recorded food plants include poplar.


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