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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.

Alypia octomaculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Alypia
Species:	A. octomaculata
Binomial name
Alypia octomaculata Fabricius, 1775
Synonyms
Sesia octomaculata Sesia 8-maculata Phalaena albomaculata Phalaena bimaculata Alypia octomaculalis Alypia quadriguttalis Alypia matuta H. Edwards, 1883

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

External links

• illinoiswildflowers.info
• Butterfliesandmoths.org

На других языках

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[es] Alypia octomaculata

El guardabosques de ocho puntos (Alypia octomaculata) es una especie de polilla de la familia Noctuidae. Es originaria del este de Norteamérica desde Texas y Florida hasta el este de Canadá. También se encuentra en México.[1]

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