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Acronicta betulae
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
.