Alypia octomaculata
| Alypia octomaculata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypia |
| Species: | A. octomaculata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775 | |
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The Eight-Spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Eastern part of the United States, Texas and Florida. It is also present in parts of Canada.
Larva
The moth is black, with 2 whitish or yellowish spots in each wing.[1] The wingspan is 30–37 mm. The moth flies from April to June in one generation in the north. In the south it has a second generation, which flies in August.
The larvae feed on virginia creeper.
Subspecies
- Alypia octomaculata octomaculata
- Alypia octomaculata matuta H. Edwards, 1883
References
- ↑ Borror, Donald J. & White, Richard E., Insects - A Peterson Field Guide, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, New York, 1970, plate #12