Kebnat
INSECTS

Clear Dagger

Acronicta clarescens

Insects
Clear Dagger, photo 1 of 5
Clear Dagger, Caterpillar
Clear Dagger, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

What the caterpillar eats

Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
American beechFagus grandifolia
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Black cherryPrunus serotina
American mountain-ashSorbus americana
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus
European plumPrunus domestica
TOXIC
Mahaleb cherryPrunus mahaleb
American plumPrunus americana

Similar species

Afflicted DaggerAcronicta afflicta
Triton DaggerAcronicta tritona
Splendid DaggerAcronicta superans
Gray DaggerAcronicta grisea
Epauleted Oak DaggerAcronicta ovata
Polyphemus MothAntheraea polyphemus
Delightful DaggerAcronicta vinnula
Greater Oak DaggerAcronicta lobeliae
Imperial MothEacles imperialis
Cherry DaggerAcronicta hasta
Unicorn ProminentCoelodasys unicornis
Eastern White-blotched ProminentHeterocampa pulverea