Genus

Dagger Moths

Acronicta

23 species in our catalog · found in 33 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
ClassInsecta (Insects)
OrderLepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
FamilyNoctuidae (Cutworm Moths and Allies)
GenusAcronicta (Dagger Moths)

Species in this group

Acronicta insita

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acronicta rumicis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acronicta innotata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acronicta alni

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acronicta oblinita

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Acronicta euphorbiae

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta americana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta psorallina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta auricoma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta aceris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta impleta

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta megacephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta psi

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta leporina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta rubricoma

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta menyanthidis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta retardata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta insularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Acronicta lupini

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Acronicta fallax

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Acronicta hastulifera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Acronicta superans

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Acronicta morula

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

<5%

Mar

<5%

Apr

<5%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dagger Moths

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	7 of 23	~50%
	Knot Grass Moth			~20%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Poplar Grey			~10%
	Grey Dagger			~10%
	Alder Moth			~10%
	Scarce Dagger			~10%
	The Miller			~10%
2	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~40%
	Large Gray Dagger			~20%
	Unmarked Dagger			~20%
3	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5 of 23	~30%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Poplar Grey			~10%
	The Miller			~10%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
4	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 23	~30%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			~10%
	Sweet Gale Moth			~10%
	The Miller			~10%
	Light Knot Grass			~10%
5	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5 of 23	~30%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Large Gray Dagger			~10%
	Powdered Dagger			<5%
	Green Marvel			<5%
	Splendid Dagger			<5%
6	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 23	~30%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Large Gray Dagger			~10%
	Smeared Dagger			~10%
7	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	5 of 23	~30%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Scarce Dagger			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
	Alder Moth			<5%
8	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	6 of 23	~30%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sweet Gale Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
	Alder Moth			<5%
	Scarce Dagger			<5%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
9	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Powdered Dagger			~10%
	Maple Dagger			<5%
	Ochre Dagger			<5%
10	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Maple Dagger			~10%
	Powdered Dagger			<5%
	Frosted Dagger			<5%
11	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	2 of 23	~20%
	Smeared Dagger			~20%
	Hackberry Dagger			~10%
12	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	2 of 23	~20%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Alder Moth			~10%
13	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	1 of 23	~20%
	Knot Grass Moth			~20%
14	Mercantour National Park	🇫🇷 France	2 of 23	~20%
	Sweet Gale Moth			~10%
	Scarce Dagger			~10%
15	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 23	~20%
	Alder Moth			~20%
16	Vanoise National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	~10%
	Sweet Gale Moth			~10%
17	Hohe Tauern National Park	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 23	~10%
	Sweet Gale Moth			~10%
18	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	~10%
	Large Gray Dagger			~10%
19	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	~10%
	Smeared Dagger			~10%
20	Daintree National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	Acronicta psorallina			~10%
21	Aigüestortes National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 23	~10%
	Sweet Gale Moth			~10%
22	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
23	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Large Gray Dagger			~10%
24	Springbrook National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	Acronicta psorallina			~10%
25	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 23	~10%
	Acronicta psorallina			~10%
26	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	1 of 23	~10%
	Alder Moth			~10%
27	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Powdered Dagger			~10%
28	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Large Gray Dagger			~10%
29	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
30	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Hackberry Dagger			~10%
31	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Large Gray Dagger			~10%
32	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	Marsh Dagger			~10%
33	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Lupine Dagger			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 23	~40%
	Knot Grass Moth			~20%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			~10%
	The Miller			~10%
	Alder Moth			<5%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 23	~40%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			~10%
	Poplar Grey			~10%
	The Miller			~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	5 of 23	~30%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			~10%
	The Miller			~10%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
4	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	6 of 23	~30%
	Knot Grass Moth			~20%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
	The Miller			<5%
	Alder Moth			<5%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
5	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	6 of 23	~30%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Alder Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
	The Miller			<5%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
6	Kyiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	4 of 23	~30%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Poplar Grey			~10%
	The Miller			<5%
7	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	7 of 23	~20%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			<5%
	Alder Moth			<5%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
	The Miller			<5%
	Scarce Dagger			<5%
8	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	4 of 23	~20%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Alder Moth			<5%
	The Miller			<5%
9	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~20%
10	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	6 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Smeared Dagger			<5%
	Splendid Dagger			<5%
	Ochre Dagger			<5%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
	Powdered Dagger			<5%
11	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
	Smeared Dagger			<5%
	Hackberry Dagger			<5%
12	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	3 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Splendid Dagger			<5%
	Unmarked Dagger			<5%
13	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	3 of 23	~20%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
14	Paris	🇫🇷 France	3 of 23	~20%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
15	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Smeared Dagger			~10%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
	Powdered Dagger			<5%
16	Nizhny Novgorod	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 23	~20%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
17	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~20%
	Hackberry Dagger			~10%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
18	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	6 of 23	~20%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Smeared Dagger			<5%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
	Powdered Dagger			<5%
	Green Marvel			<5%
	Hackberry Dagger			<5%
19	Budapest	🇭🇺 Hungary	2 of 23	~20%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Poplar Grey			~10%
20	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	3 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
21	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
22	Minsk	🇧🇾 Belarus	2 of 23	~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
23	Turin	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
24	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	2 of 23	~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			~10%
25	Munich	🇩🇪 Germany	3 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			<5%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
26	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
27	Prague	🇨🇿 Czechia	2 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
28	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Smeared Dagger			<5%
29	Bucharest	🇷🇴 Romania	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
30	Boston	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Splendid Dagger			<5%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
31	Minneapolis [Saint Paul]	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
	Hackberry Dagger			<5%
32	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	3 of 23	~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
	Poplar Grey			<5%
33	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	American Dagger			~10%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
34	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
35	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	4 of 23	~10%
	American Dagger			<5%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
	Smeared Dagger			<5%
	Hackberry Dagger			<5%
36	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
37	Sofia	🇧🇬 Bulgaria	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
38	Kazan	🇷🇺 Russia	2 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			<5%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
39	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	2 of 23	~10%
	Hackberry Dagger			~10%
	American Dagger			<5%
40	Kharkiv	🇺🇦 Ukraine	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
41	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	~10%
	American Dagger			~10%
42	Hamburg	🇩🇪 Germany	2 of 23	~10%
	Sycamore Moth			<5%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
43	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	3 of 23	~10%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%
	Hackberry Dagger			<5%
	American Dagger			<5%
44	Stockholm	🇸🇪 Sweden	1 of 23	~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
45	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 23	~10%
	Sycamore Moth			~10%
46	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
47	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
48	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	2 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			<5%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
49	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
50	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 23	~10%
	Knot Grass Moth			~10%
51	Rome	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 23	<5%
	Knot Grass Moth			<5%
52	Cologne	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 23	<5%
	Knot Grass Moth			<5%
53	Novosibirsk	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 23	<5%
	Grey Dagger			<5%
54	Salt Lake City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	American Dagger			<5%
55	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 23	<5%
	Large Gray Dagger			<5%
56	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 23	<5%
	Knot Grass Moth			<5%
57	Seattle	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 23	<5%
	Large Gray Dagger			<5%
58	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 23	<5%
	Marsh Dagger			<5%

Dagger Moths

Species in this group

Large Gray Dagger

Knot Grass Moth

Unmarked Dagger

Alder Moth

Smeared Dagger

Sweet Gale Moth

American Dagger

Acronicta psorallina

Scarce Dagger

Sycamore Moth

Powdered Dagger

Poplar Grey

Grey Dagger

The Miller

Hackberry Dagger

Light Knot Grass

Maple Dagger

Marsh Dagger

Lupine Dagger

Green Marvel

Frosted Dagger

Splendid Dagger

Ochre Dagger

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dagger Moths

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked