Birch Dagger Moth Acronicta betulae Riley, 1884    Synonyms: Hodges #9208, River Birch Dagger.
Kingdom Animalia   >   Phylum Arthropoda   >   Class Insecta   >   Order Lepidoptera   >   Family Noctuidae   >   Genus Acronicta   

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The Birch Dagger Moth feeds exclusively on River Birch (Wagner, et al., 2011).

There are 68 records in the project database.

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A Birch Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/2/2019). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2020). (c) Roshan Vignarajah, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Roshan Vignarajah via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Emilio Concari. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/10/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. Photo by Emily Stanley. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/6/2015). Photo by Jonathan Willey. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2020). Photo by Dave Webb. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/6/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Frode Jacobsen. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. Photo by Sergei Drovetski. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

Birch Dagger Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/10/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. Photo by Timothy Reichard. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2005). Photo by Bob Patterson. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/1994). Photo by John Glaser. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2016). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). Photo by Mark Etheridge. (MBP list)

A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2018). Photo by Lynn Strauss. (MBP list)


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