The Clymene moth has a cross on it's back. Some say it can also look like a dagger. The image is usually brown in color or a cream background.
The hairs on the American Dagger Moth caterpillars are irritating to the skin and can cause rashes.
A dagger moth cocoon is usually cylindrical in shape and can vary in color from light beige to dark brown. It is made of silk and often covered with hairs or silk threads for camouflage and protection. The cocoon can be found attached to twigs or branches of trees or shrubs.
The scientific name for the Cottonwood dagger moth is Acronicta lepusculina.
a really, really big moth.
The American dagger moth is a species of moth native to North America. It is known for its distinctive caterpillar, which has black and yellow stripes and can cause skin irritation if handled. The adult moth has white wings with black markings.
no time because it is already a moth. If you mean the larvea, then roughly 4 to 6 weeks.
It is a moth of the Noctuidae family found in Canada and California.
An American dagger moth is a poisonous Caterpillar. Caterpillars do not have reproductive organs until they transform into moths, so its pretty much impossible to tell with the naked eye.
Well most American dagger moths do change color, so that would be a yes
If you keep it in the house, where it is warm it can take about three weeks. But typically out side, they are overwinter moths, and you wont see them until the spring if you keep it in a cold place.
brown moth