Kebnat
INSECTS

Maple Dagger

Acronicta retardata

Insects
Native
Maple Dagger, Adult
Maple Dagger, Caterpillar
Maple Dagger, Adult

Butterfly or moth in the family Noctuidae.

There are 24 observations of Maple Dagger in Québec, mostly in Estrie, Laurentides and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in June.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Estrie6
  2. Laurentides5
  3. Capitale-Nationale4
  4. Abitibi-Témiscamingue4
  5. Montérégie2
  6. Outaouais2
  7. Côte-Nord1

What the caterpillar eats

TOXIC
Red mapleAcer rubrum
Sugar mapleAcer saccharum

Similar species

Sad DaggerAcronicta tristis
Afflicted DaggerAcronicta afflicta
Eight-spotted Forester MothAlypia octomaculata
Fragile DaggerAcronicta fragilis
Hesitant DaggerAcronicta modica
Pearly Wood-nymphEudryas unio
Smeared DaggerAcronicta oblinita
Fall Webworm MothHyphantria cunea
Eclipsed Oak DaggerAcronicta increta
Powdered DaggerAcronicta impleta
Witch Hazel DaggerAcronicta hamamelis
Forest Tent Caterpillar MothMalacosoma disstria