Acronicta funeralis, the funerary dagger moth or paddle caterpillar, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote and Coleman Townsend Robinson in 1866. It has a scattered distribution. It is found in North America from Manitoba to Nova Scotia, south to Maryland. It is also found in Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, and along the west-coast from California to British Columbia. And, rarely, you will spot one in South Carolina.
Funeary Dagger Moth Caterpillar
Jon Yuschock, Bugwood.org [CC BY-NC 3.0 US]
