Kebnat
INSECTS

Powdered Dagger

Acronicta impleta

Insects
Native
Powdered Dagger, photo 1 of 5
Powdered Dagger, Caterpillar
Powdered Dagger, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 82 observations of Powdered Dagger in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Capitale-Nationale and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 13 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from September to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue28
  2. Capitale-Nationale13
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent8
  4. Estrie8
  5. Montérégie7
  6. Mauricie5
  7. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  8. Laurentides3
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean2
  10. Côte-Nord2
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Montréal1
  13. Outaouais1

What the caterpillar eats

Gray alderAlnus incana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
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Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Black walnutJuglans nigra
English oakQuercus robur
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Witch-hazelHamamelis virginiana
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus
American elmUlmus americana

Similar species

American DaggerAcronicta americana
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Variable Tussock MothDasychira vagans
Rusty Tussock MothOrgyia antiqua
Long-winged DaggerAcronicta longa
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Impressive DaggerAcronicta impressa
Smeared DaggerAcronicta oblinita
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
White-marked Tussock MothOrgyia leucostigma
Large Gray DaggerAcronicta insita
Streaked Tussock MothDasychira obliquata