Fragile Dagger Moth
Acronicta fragilis (Guenee, 1852)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Identification: Forewing white with heavy gray and black shading. Am. And pm. Lines double, sharply zigzag. Orbicular spot gray to white with darker center. Hindwing yellowish white with faint gray median line and outer shading.
Wing Span: 2.9-3.2 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-August.
Caterpillar Hosts: Apple, birch, plum, willow, and white spruce trees.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Newfoundland to Florida, west across Canada, south to Kentucky and Minnesota.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 37 of 37 verified sightings
Observation date: Jul 11, 2014
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 04, 2015
Observation date: Jun 26, 2014
Submitted by: David Allen Jones
Region: Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Jul 20, 2014
Observation date: Jun 15, 2013
Submitted by: curtis.lehman
Region: Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 27, 2013
Observation date: Jun 10, 2013
Submitted by: Jody
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 13, 2013
Observation date: Jul 10, 2012
Submitted by: Robert Martin
Region: Lewis And Clark County, Montana, United States
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Jan 03, 2013
Observation date: May 27, 2012
Submitted by: aarongunnar
Region: Forest County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Aug 12, 2012
Observation date: Apr 26, 2007
Submitted by: rdhealy1951@aol.com
Region: Hart County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 18, 2011
Observation date: Jun 12, 2009
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2011
Observation date: May 29, 1998
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Snyder County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2011
Observation date: May 30, 2010
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Pendleton County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2011
Observation date: Jun 26, 1998
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Steven Johnson)
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Apr 20, 2011
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: jamesdurbin (Jim Durbin)
Region: Iowa, United States
Verified by: BAMONA
Verified date: Sep 06, 2010
Observation date: Jun 08, 1996
Submitted by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Region: Tucker County, West Virginia, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman (Curt Lehman)
Verified date: Apr 17, 2009
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