Kebnat
INSECTS

Impressive Dagger

Acronicta impressa

Insects
Native
Impressive Dagger, Adult
Impressive Dagger, Caterpillar
Impressive Dagger, Caterpillar
38 mmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 38 mm. Feeds on plants.

There are 101 observations of Impressive Dagger in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Estrie and Montérégie, and it has been reported in 15 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue23
  2. Estrie20
  3. Montérégie16
  4. Capitale-Nationale10
  5. Outaouais10
  6. Mauricie6
  7. Lanaudière3
  8. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  9. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine2
  10. Chaudière-Appalaches2
  11. Montréal2
  12. Nord-du-Québec1
  13. Laval1
  14. Laurentides1
  15. Bas-Saint-Laurent1

What the caterpillar eats

Bigtooth aspenPopulus grandidentata
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
SweetgaleMyrica gale
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
American beechFagus grandifolia
Gray alderAlnus incana
Allegheny blackberryRubus allegheniensis
European plumPrunus domestica
American red raspberryRubus idaeus
Western thimbleberryRubus parviflorus

Similar species

Night-wandering DaggerAcronicta noctivaga
Long-winged DaggerAcronicta longa
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Powdered DaggerAcronicta impleta
Smeared DaggerAcronicta oblinita
Garden TigerArctia caja
Virginian Tiger MothSpilosoma virginica
Great BrocadeEurois occulta
Large Gray DaggerAcronicta insita
Banded Tussock MothHalysidota tessellaris
Lupine DaggerAcronicta lupini
Fragile DaggerAcronicta fragilis