American Dagger Moth Caterpillar / Nom français: acronycte d'Amérique
Family: Noctuidae (cutworm moths)
Species: Acronicta americana

 

 

 

 

Dagger moth larvae feed on leaves of alder, ash, birch, elm, hickory, maple, oak, poplar, walnut, willow and other deciduous trees.
 


American Dagger Moth Adult - photo courtesy Cindy Mead

Moderately large, densely clothed in long white or yellowish setae of variable length; long, paired black lashes on first and third abdominal segments and unpaired medial lash on eighth segment. Head black. Food: maples and many other forest hardwoods. Caterpillar: June to October; 2 generations in South, 1 in North. (U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey)
 


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