scientific name : Acronicta americana
common name : American dagger moth
information : Moderately large, densely clothed in long white or yellowish setae of variable length; long paired black lashes on first and third abdominal segments and unpaired medial lash on eighth segment. Head black. Food: maples and many other forest hardwoods. Caterpillar: June to October; 2 generations in South, 1 in North.

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