Kebnat
INSECTS

Night-wandering Dagger

Acronicta noctivaga

Insects
Native
Night-wandering Dagger, photo 1 of 5
Night-wandering Dagger, Caterpillar
Night-wandering Dagger, photo 3 of 5

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 32 observations of Night-wandering Dagger in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Lanaudière and Centre-du-Québec, and it has been reported in 9 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from August to April.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  2. Lanaudière4
  3. Centre-du-Québec2
  4. Mauricie2
  5. Bas-Saint-Laurent1
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1
  7. Capitale-Nationale1
  8. Estrie1
  9. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Bebb's willowSalix bebbiana
Velvetleaf blueberryVaccinium myrtilloides
Quaking aspenPopulus tremuloides
TOXIC
Spreading dogbaneApocynum androsaemifolium
Northern red oakQuercus rubra
White meadowsweetSpiraea alba

Similar species

Impressive DaggerAcronicta impressa
Fragile DaggerAcronicta fragilis
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea
Afflicted DaggerAcronicta afflicta
Agreeable Tiger MothSpilosoma congrua