Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Acronictinae » Dagger Moths (Acronicta) » Night-wandering Dagger Moth - Hodges#9259 (Acronicta noctivaga)

Species Acronicta noctivaga - Night-wandering Dagger Moth - Hodges#9259

night-wandering dagger moth - Acronicta noctivaga

Night-wandering Dagger - Acronicta noctivaga

9259 Night-wandering Dagger (Acronicta noctivaga) - Acronicta noctivaga

Show images of: caterpillars · adults · both

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Acronictinae

Genus Acronicta (Dagger Moths)

Species noctivaga (Night-wandering Dagger Moth - Hodges#9259)

Hodges Number

9259

Range

Throughout eastern North America. See (1).

Food

Larva feed on Poplar - Populus; willow - Salix.

Life Cycle

Larva; larva; adult

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	North American Moth Photographers Group

Contributed by Cotinis on 7 March, 2006 - 9:10pm
Additional contributions by marcie oconnor, Fyn Kynd
Last updated 12 April, 2021 - 9:40am

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: