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Cottonwood Dagger moth - Acronicta lepusculina

Cottonwood Dagger moth - Acronicta lepusculina
northern, Wisconsin, USA
July 21, 1997
ID by Troy Bartlett. Holland Fig 86 page 154. picture link at

http://www.mrn.gouv.qc.ca/inc/forets/fimaq/insectes/lepidopteres-acronycte-tremble.htm

Five unpaired black lashes down the back. Appears to be on a young aspen (Populus sp.)