title: Acronicta hastulifera
text: # Acronicta hastulifera
  
  Acronicta hastulifera, the frosted dagger moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by James Edward Smith in 1797. It is found in the north-eastern United States as far south as Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia.
  
  The larvae feed on alder, birch, poplar, willow and other hardwood.
  
  