A Birch Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/2/2019).

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Birch Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (5/25/2020). (c) Roshan Vignarajah, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 178105 - Psn: 20)

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

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Birch Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 303627 - Psn: 20)

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

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

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Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 207104 - Psn: 52)

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A Birch Dagger Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/6/2015).

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A Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2020).

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Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (5/6/2023). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 795367 - Psn: 55)

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Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 963695 - Psn: 55)

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

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Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (7/20/2019). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 207105 - Psn: 65)

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Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (6/9/2016). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 184961 - Psn: 66)

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Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/6/2020). (c) Sergei Drovetski, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 348804 - Psn: 66)

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Birch Dagger Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (8/11/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 451655 - Psn: 66)

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Birch Dagger Moth in Carroll Co., Maryland (8/10/2018). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved. (Photo ID: 207128 - Psn: 78)

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A Birch Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2005).

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A Birch Dagger Moth collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/1994).

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A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2016).

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A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/23/2020).

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A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2018).

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

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A Birch Dagger Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/2/2019). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

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

Birch Dagger Moth in Howard Co., Maryland (8/8/2020). (c) Emilio Concari, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Emilio Concari.

A Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (5/10/2015). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA. View Record Details Media by Emily Stanley.

A Birch Dagger Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (5/6/2015). View Record Details Media by Jonathan Willey.

A Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (6/19/2020). View Record Details Media by Dave Webb.

Birch Dagger Moth in Baltimore Co., Maryland (8/24/2022). (c) Frode Jacobsen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Frode Jacobsen.

A Birch Dagger Moth in Prince George's Co., Maryland (5/20/2005). View Record Details Media by Bob Patterson.

A Birch Dagger Moth collected in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/28/1994). View Record Details Media by John Glaser.

A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Howard Co., Maryland (8/2/2016). View Record Details Media by Bonnie Ott.

A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Washington Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). View Record Details Media by Mark Etheridge.

A Birch Dagger Moth caterpillar in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/5/2018). View Record Details Media by Lynn Strauss.

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Acronicta betulae

Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. betulae
Binomial name
*Acronicta betulae* Riley, 1884

Acronicta betulae, the birch dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from New Hampshire to Florida, west to Texas, north to Wisconsin.

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from March to May and from August to September in two generations.

The larvae feed on the leaves of birch, possibly exclusively Betula nigra.

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Taxon identifiers
Acronicta betulae	Wikidata: Q4676247 BAMONA: Acronicta-betulae BioLib: 1230688 BOLD: 71470 BugGuide: 17921 CoL: 9NCX EoL: 479713 GBIF: 1782762 iNaturalist: 356439 IRMNG: 11146057 ITIS: 937596 LepIndex: 261433 MONA: 9208 NatureServe: 2.861873 NCBI: 2560891 Open Tree of Life: 3204514

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Birch Dagger Moth

Acronicta betulae Riley, 1884

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