Acronicta tridens caterpillar · tridantis strėlinukas, vikšras

• dark dagger
• Dreizack-Pfeileule, Dreizackeule
• tumšā ķiršu pelēkpūcīte

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_dagger
• pyrgus.de/Acronicta_tridens_en.html
• ukmoths.org.uk/species/acronicta-tridens/

This moth cannot be readily distinguished as an adult from Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi) except by examination of the genitalia, although in the caterpillar stage this is not a problem as the species are quite different. The larva feeds on a variety of plants. This species overwinters as a pupa, sometimes spending two winters in this form.