Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Acronicta grisea Walker, 1856
The gray dagger (Acronicta grisea) is a Noctuidae moth found in southern Canada and the northern United States.
Acronicta grisea, commonly known as the gray dagger, is a moth species that belongs to the Noctuidae family. This species was first formally described by Francis Walker in 1856. It is distributed across southern Canada and the northern United States, ranging from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast. The wingspan of adult gray dagger moths measures between 30 and 40 mm. Adults of this species are active during flight in midsummer.
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