Kebnat
INSECTS

Fragile Dagger

Acronicta fragilis

Insects
Native
Fragile Dagger, Adult
Fragile Dagger, Caterpillar
Fragile Dagger, Adult
30 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 30 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 112 observations of Fragile Dagger in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

JFMAMJJASOND

Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue36
  2. Capitale-Nationale21
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine20
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean10
  5. Estrie8
  6. Montérégie4
  7. Centre-du-Québec4
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  9. Laurentides2
  10. Lanaudière1
  11. Mauricie1
  12. Montréal1
  13. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Gray alderAlnus incana
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
Black Hills sprucePicea glauca
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Gray birchBetula populifolia
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
American mountain-ashSorbus americana
European plumPrunus domestica

Similar species

Night-wandering DaggerAcronicta noctivaga
Maple DaggerAcronicta retardata
Cherry DaggerAcronicta hasta
Boomerang DartXestia perquiritata
Splendid DaggerAcronicta superans
Radcliffe's DaggerAcronicta radcliffei
Impressive DaggerAcronicta impressa
Gray DaggerAcronicta grisea
Pleasant DaggerAcronicta laetifica
Eclipsed Oak DaggerAcronicta increta
Powdered DaggerAcronicta impleta