Kebnat
INSECTS

Smeared Dagger

Acronicta oblinita

Insects
Native
Smeared Dagger, photo 1 of 5
Smeared Dagger, Caterpillar
Smeared Dagger, photo 3 of 5
3.6–5.4 cmWingspan

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae with a wingspan of 3.6–5.4 cm. Lives in fields and in conifers.

There are 64 observations of Smeared Dagger in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais and Estrie, and it has been reported in 11 of the 17 regions. They peak in June and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Abitibi-Témiscamingue19
  2. Outaouais11
  3. Estrie8
  4. Laurentides5
  5. Montérégie4
  6. Capitale-Nationale4
  7. Mauricie4
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3
  9. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  10. Lanaudière2
  11. Nord-du-Québec1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ConifersCephas
FieldsHubert Figuière
MarshVyacheslav Argenberg
ShorelinePaulparadis

What the caterpillar eats

SweetgaleMyrica gale
MaizeZea mays
Jack pinePinus banksiana
Hazel alderAlnus serrulata
Garden asparagusAsparagus officinalis
ButternutJuglans cinerea
TOXIC
Kidney beanPhaseolus vulgaris
PeachPrunus persica
PearPyrus communis
Broadleaf cattailTypha latifolia
Silver mapleAcer saccharinum
Black poplarPopulus nigra

Similar species

Marsh DaggerAcronicta insularis
Long-winged DaggerAcronicta longa
Spongy MothLymantria dispar
Impressive DaggerAcronicta impressa
Powdered DaggerAcronicta impleta
Salt Marsh MothEstigmene acrea
Lupine DaggerAcronicta lupini
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Virginia Ctenucha MothCtenucha virginica
American LadyVanessa virginiensis
Lanceolate DaggerAcronicta lanceolaria
White Satin MothLeucoma salicis