What does retarded dagger moth eat?
Adult feeds on fruits, nectar, sap, and its larvae feed on various plants including crops.

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Species of Dagger moths
Knot grassYellow-haired dagger mothAfflicted dagger mothGreater oak daggerGrey daggerAcronicta majorLarge daggerOchre dagger mothAcronicta intermediaMillerUnmarked daggerSpeared dagger mothDark daggerFingered daggerPoplar greyRuddy dagger mothAmerican dagger mothSycamore mothClear dagger mothConnected dagger mothBirch dagger mothLarge Gray DaggerFragile dagger mothLong-winged dagger moth
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Family
Owlet moths

Genus
Dagger moths

Species
Retarded dagger moth (Acronicta retardata)