Eight-spotted Forester
Alypia octomaculata (Fabricius, 1775)
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Agaristinae
Identification: Forewing black with two pale yellow spots and inconspicuous metallic blue bands; hindwing black with white spots in basal and median areas; body black except for pale yellow tegulae and orange on front and middle legs.
Wing Span: 3-3.7 cm.
Life History: A common day-flier.
Flight: One flight April - June in the north; two flights in the south with one August brood.
Caterpillar Hosts: Grapes, Virginia creeper.
Adult Food: NULL
Habitat: NULL
Range: Maine and southern Quebec to Florida; west to South Dakota and Texas.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs: Caterpillars can be a pest.
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2024
Submitted by: Lydiaak
Region: Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 30, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: nletson
Region: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 28, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 27, 2024
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 27, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2024
Submitted by: Mother's Garden...
Region: Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: CA Ivy
Verified date: Jun 27, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 21, 2024
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 25, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 13, 2024
Submitted by: Killer Bunny
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 13, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 11, 2024
Submitted by: Amcenhill
Region: Dutchess County, New York, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 11, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 08, 2024
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: Pepin County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 11, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 18, 2024
Submitted by: Steve Altic
Region: Champaign County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 11, 2024
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Observation date: May 30, 2024
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 05, 2024
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Observation date: May 25, 2024
Submitted by: mleighx
Region: Orange County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 03, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2024
Submitted by: Mapper
Region: Johnson County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 02, 2024
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Observation date: May 31, 2024
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: Buffalo County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 01, 2024
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Observation date: May 28, 2024
Submitted by: Stubrock
Region: Clark County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2024
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Observation date: May 29, 2024
Submitted by: vogelbild
Region: Will County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2024
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Observation date: May 27, 2024
Submitted by: labkitten
Region: Orangeburg County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 27, 2024
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Observation date: May 07, 2024
Submitted by: atinkof2
Region: Hamilton County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 26, 2024
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Observation date: May 22, 2024
Submitted by: cougarboy
Region: Wyoming County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: May 25, 2024
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Observation date: Jun 26, 2023
Submitted by: ryan.silver
Region: Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 23, 2024
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Observation date: May 20, 2024
Submitted by: Mi_rachael
Region: Oakland County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: May 20, 2024
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Observation date: May 16, 2024
Submitted by: NNing
Region: Geauga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 18, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 26, 2024
Submitted by: hsmarshall
Region: Humphreys County, Mississippi, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: May 18, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 23, 2024
Submitted by: Carrieann75
Region: Fauquier County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 28, 2024
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Observation date: Apr 05, 2024
Submitted by: Cwalker
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 21, 2024
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