Order: Lepidoptera (le-pid-OP-ter-a) (Info)
Family: Noctuidae (nok-TOO-ih-dee) (Info)
Genus: Acronicta
Species: americana (a-mer-ih-KAY-na) (Info)
Profile:3 positives
No neutrals
No negatives
Regional...This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: West Granby, Connecticut
Dahlonega, Georgia
Cary, Illinois
Millersville, Maryland
Abington, Massachusetts
North Billerica, Massachusetts
Dearborn Heights, Michigan
Roseville, Michigan
Osseo, Minnesota
Saint Cloud, Minnesota
Canterbury, New Hampshire
Brookside, New Jersey
Glouster, Ohio
Zanesville, Ohio
Albion, Pennsylvania
Member Notes:
| Rating | Author | Comment |
| Positive | DiOhio | On Jan 21, 2007, DiOhio from Corning, OH
(Zone 6a) wrote:The larvae to this moth can have white to yellowish setae of variable length.
Host plants include many trees such as alders, ashes, birches, elms, hickories, maples, oaks, poplars, walnuts, and willows.
Two generations in the south, one in the north. | | Positive | JeanieLR | On Sep 2, 2007, JeanieLR from Dahlonega, GA wrote: This caterpiller was discovered on my new autumn flame maple. I purchased the tree this week at the local nursery, planted it, mulched it, and of course basked in the beauty of the tree. This morning I discovered and removed the caterpiller, only one on it, and put it in a jar with some more maple leaves. Tomorrow I will return it to the wild, but not the maple in my front yard. Who knows, maybe it will be a moth, but then again it may be dinner for a bird. I've enjoyed reading about it and learning. | | Positive | ThomasGary | On Sep 28, 2008, ThomasGary from West Granby, CT wrote: My son, Thomas, found the Dagger Moth in our yard Sept 26th 2008. Thomas was very careful handling and setting it free where it was first found. |
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