#3104 · 🦋 butterflies & moths

American Dagger

Acronicta americana

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Ilona L · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
2. © Paweł Pieluszyński · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © joannerusso · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © ozmetarium · CC BY 4.0
5. © eskimo_jo · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
6. © cisc1970 · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Monroe, New York, United States:© Kimberely G. · CC BY 4.0
8. New Haven, CT 06514, USA:© Paweł Pieluszyński · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Middleburg, VA, US:© val_needs_sleep · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Fort Worth, TX, USA:© Zachary Chapman · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

Acronicta americana , the American dagger moth , is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was originally described by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 and is native to North America.

base stats

NL sightings 0iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 46,788iNaturalist observations

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).

fun facts

No confirmed wild sightings in the Netherlands on iNaturalist: you'd have to travel for this one.
46,788 observations worldwide on iNaturalist.
Scientifically named by Thaddeus William Harris in 1841 (185 years ago).