Alypia octomaculata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypia |
| Species: | A. octomaculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775
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Alypia octomaculata, the eight-spotted forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the eastern part of the United States and in parts of Canada and Mexico.
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
External links[]
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Categories:
- Agaristinae
- Moths of North America
- Moths described in 1775
- Taxa named by Johan Christian Fabricius
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