Fingered Dagger Moth
Acronicta dactylina Grote, 1874
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acontiinae
Identification: Distinguished from American Dagger Moth by slightly smaller size and absence of median line on hindwing. Hindwing white in male, gray in female.
Wing Span: 4.5-5 cm.
Life History:
Flight: May-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Alders, birches, cottonwood, poplars, and willows.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to North Carolina mountains, west to Manitoba and Illinois.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 131 verified sightings
Observation date: Apr 01, 2021
Submitted by: JamieLynn
Region: Aiken County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 01, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2021
Submitted by: Bob Saunders
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 19, 2022
Observation date: Sep 07, 2019
Submitted by: ackers23
Region: Wexford County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 17, 2019
Submitted by: Ginnie Mitchell
Region: Oscoda County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 17, 2017
Submitted by: Simonn
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 13, 2022
Observation date: Aug 27, 2014
Submitted by: Ilse Gebhard
Region: Kalamazoo County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 11, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Sep 05, 2016
Submitted by: MOdell
Region: Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Aug 20, 2016
Submitted by: Debrabachman
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Feb 03, 2022
Observation date: Sep 01, 2015
Submitted by: Gayle Nixon
Region: Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 30, 2022
Observation date: Jul 25, 2015
Submitted by: mgorges
Region: Laramie County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 29, 2022
Observation date: Sep 05, 2014
Submitted by: Lily Frost
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 27, 2022
Observation date: Sep 06, 2013
Submitted by: Twotigers
Region: Alberta, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 19, 2022
Observation date: Aug 30, 2013
Submitted by: mrfreeze200819
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 19, 2022
Observation date: Sep 21, 2012
Submitted by: bstevent
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 18, 2022
Observation date: Sep 15, 2018
Submitted by: LeonaMacLean_ontario
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 13, 2022
Observation date: Sep 08, 2019
Submitted by: cgg
Region: Piscataquis County, Maine, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
Observation date: Sep 20, 2019
Submitted by: Nickalisha
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 11, 2022
Observation date: Aug 14, 2019
Submitted by: B Shulist
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Jul 31, 2019
Submitted by: B Shulist
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 10, 2015
Submitted by: islandgram
Region: Nova Scotia, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 07, 2022
Observation date: Sep 19, 2015
Submitted by: bsbaileyvt
Region: Windsor County, Vermont, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Jan 03, 2022
Observation date: Jul 04, 2021
Submitted by: J_Martineau
Region: Okanogan County, Washington, United States
Verified by: J_Martineau
Verified date: Dec 03, 2021
Observation date: Aug 08, 2014
Submitted by: Tommr
Region: Hamilton County, New York, United States
Verified by: BarbSendelbach
Verified date: Nov 21, 2021
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