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: Jul 18, 2023
Submitted by: thalasinos18
Region: Columbia County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Apr 27, 2021
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 22, 2023
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 22, 2023
Observation date: Jul 15, 2023
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 20, 2023
Submitted by: DKeller
Region: Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 21, 2023
Observation date: Jul 15, 2023
Submitted by: vvryabyy
Region: Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 15, 2023
Observation date: Jun 19, 2023
Submitted by: scream of the b...
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jul 15, 2023
Observation date: Jul 10, 2023
Submitted by: maryjanzen
Region: Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 10, 2023
Observation date: Jul 04, 2023
Submitted by: jweissmann
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 05, 2023
Observation date: Jun 15, 2023
Submitted by: Judy Archibald
Region: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 27, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2023
Submitted by: Rphelan1985
Region: Carlisle County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 27, 2023
Observation date: Jun 25, 2023
Submitted by: barthsm
Region: Allegany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 27, 2023
Observation date: Jun 26, 2023
Submitted by: bekkfree
Region: Cowley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Jun 26, 2023
Observation date: May 10, 2016
Submitted by: Emily Newman
Region: Carter County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 19, 2023
Observation date: Jun 15, 2023
Submitted by: AllieOop
Region: Columbia County, New York, United States
Verified by: jmgesell
Verified date: Jun 16, 2023
Observation date: Jun 02, 2023
Submitted by: tessmary
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 16, 2023
Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 14, 2023
Observation date: Jun 11, 2023
Submitted by: awarnoc
Region: Washtenaw County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jun 14, 2023
Observation date: Jun 10, 2023
Submitted by: Wellington
Region: Northampton County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 12, 2023
Observation date: Jun 11, 2023
Submitted by: Timmyboy
Region: Monroe County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 11, 2023
Observation date: Jun 06, 2023
Submitted by: drmarc60223
Region: La Crosse County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 06, 2023
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 02, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jun 02, 2023
Observation date: May 30, 2023
Submitted by: Mhchampoux
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jun 01, 2023
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