Kebnat
INSECTS

Unmarked Dagger

Acronicta innotata

Insects
Native
Unmarked Dagger, Adult
Unmarked Dagger, Caterpillar
Unmarked Dagger, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 257 observations of Unmarked Dagger in Québec, mostly in Capitale-Nationale, Abitibi-Témiscamingue and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 16 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Capitale-Nationale43
  2. Abitibi-Témiscamingue43
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine33
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean23
  5. Estrie22
  6. Montérégie18
  7. Laurentides12
  8. Bas-Saint-Laurent12
  9. Mauricie11
  10. Côte-Nord11
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches7
  12. Lanaudière7
  13. Outaouais7
  14. Montréal5
  15. Nord-du-Québec2
  16. Centre-du-Québec1

What the caterpillar eats

Paper birchBetula papyrifera
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
Gray alderAlnus incana
Yellow birchBetula alleghaniensis
TOXIC
Balsam poplarPopulus balsamifera
Balsam firAbies balsamea

Similar species

Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Miller DaggerAcronicta vulpina
Cottonwood DaggerAcronicta lepusculina
Large Gray DaggerAcronicta insita
American DaggerAcronicta americana
Pleasant DaggerAcronicta laetifica
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Little White Lichen MothClemensia albata