Acronicta noctivaga

Acronicta noctivaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acronicta
Species: A. noctivaga
Binomial name
Acronicta noctivaga
Grote, 1864

The night-wandering dagger moth (Acronicta noctivaga) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in north-eastern North America (including Wisconsin, New York, Maryland and Ontario).

The wingspan is about 32 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

Recorded food plants include poplar.

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