Kebnat
INSECTS

Radcliffe's Dagger

Acronicta radcliffei

Insects
Native
Radcliffe's Dagger, Adult
Radcliffe's Dagger, Caterpillar
Radcliffe's Dagger, Caterpillar

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 24 observations of Radcliffe's Dagger in Québec, mostly in Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine and Bas-Saint-Laurent, and it has been reported in 6 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-Témiscamingue9
  2. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine6
  3. Bas-Saint-Laurent3
  4. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean3
  5. Lanaudière2
  6. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

Pin cherryPrunus pensylvanica
ChokecherryPrunus virginiana
Paper birchBetula papyrifera
European plumPrunus domestica
Black cherryPrunus serotina
Catnip giant hyssopAgastache nepetoides
SaskatoonAmelanchier alnifolia
Sour cherryPrunus cerasus

Similar species

Yellow-necked Caterpillar MothDatana ministra
Splendid DaggerAcronicta superans
Interrupted DaggerAcronicta interrupta
Gray DaggerAcronicta grisea
Spotted Datana MothDatana perspicua
Fragile DaggerAcronicta fragilis
Drexel's Datana MothDatana drexelii
Cherry DaggerAcronicta hasta