A Frosted Dagger Moth larva in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/30/2017).

A Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/28/2016).

A Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (8/22/2018).

A Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/12/2019).

Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar on Alder in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2021).

Frosted Dagger Moth in Garrett Co., Maryland (7/29/2022). (c) jessica klotz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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A Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/12/2019). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

Frosted Dagger Moth caterpillar on Alder in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/2/2021). View Record Details Media by Bob Cammarata.

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Acronicta hastulifera

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. hastulifera
Binomial name
*Acronicta hastulifera* J. E. Smith, 1797

Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797.^[1] It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.^[2]

The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.^[3]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acronicta hastulifera". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ Savela, Markku, ed. (August 29, 2020). "Acronicta hastulifera (Smith, 1797)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
^ Frosted Dagger Caterpillar (Acronicta hastulifera), Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center, archived from the original on 2009-05-30

"931422.00 – 9201 – Acronicta hastulifera – Frosted Dagger – (Smith, 1797)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 20, 2020.

Taxon identifiers
Acronicta hastulifera	Wikidata: Q4676283 BAMONA: Acronicta-hastulifera BioLib: 1230667 BOLD: 11681 BugGuide: 422 CoL: 64NJ2 EoL: 480442 GBIF: 1783062 iNaturalist: 212432 IRMNG: 10778266 ITIS: 937612 LepIndex: 261532 MONA: 9201 NatureServe: 2.118988 NCBI: 663890 Open Tree of Life: 94285

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