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Acronicta innotata, the unmarked dagger moth or birch dagger, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found from Newfoundland to British Columbia and adjacent northern states in the United States, south in the east to North Carolina and Kentucky.[1]

Acronicta innotata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Acronicta
Species:	A. innotata
Binomial name
Acronicta innotata Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
Acronicta graefii Acronicta griseor

The wingspan is 35–40 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August depending on the location.

The larvae feed on the leaves of alder, birch, cherry, hickory, poplar and willow.

References

External links

• "Species Details Acronicta innotata". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
• McLeod, Robin (October 9, 2018). "Species Acronicta innotata - Unmarked Dagger - Hodges#9207". BugGuide. Retrieved November 11, 2020.

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