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Frosted and Large Gray Daggers
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Frosted and Large Gray Daggers

Acronicta hastulifera

Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.

The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.

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2 branches of this group, most-observed first

Large Gray Dagger

speciesAcronicta insita

Frosted Dagger

speciesAcronicta hastulifera

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1120876.