page_title: Acronicta
hierarchical_section_title: Acronicta
caption_attribution_description: English: Caterpillar of Acronicta radcliffei (Radcliffe's Dagger Moth - Hodges#9209) feeding on serviceberry (Amelanchier). Briar Bush Nature Center, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. https://bugguide.net/node/view/426042
context_page_description: Acronicta is a genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the temperate Holarctic, with some in adjacent subtropical regions. Caterpillars of most Acronicta species are unmistakable, with brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The larva of the smeared dagger moth is unusually hairy even for this genus. Acronicta species are generally known as dagger moths, as most have one or more black dagger-shaped markings on their forewing uppersides. But some species have a conspicuous dark ring marking instead.
context_section_description: Acronicta is a genus of noctuid moths containing about 150 species distributed mainly in the temperate Holarctic, with some in adjacent subtropical regions. Caterpillars of most Acronicta species are unmistakable, with brightly colored hairy spikes, and often feed quite visibly on common foliate trees. The larva of the smeared dagger moth (A. oblinita) is unusually hairy even for this genus. Acronicta species are generally known as dagger moths, as most have one or more black dagger-shaped markings on their forewing uppersides. But some species have a conspicuous dark ring marking instead.
caption: A. radcliffei caterpillar
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