Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1083006

Eight-spotted Forester
Alypia octomaculata

Observation date: May 24, 2016
Submitted by: Ryan D. Larson
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: It was a bright, sunny and warm, having rained a little about an hour earlier. I spotted this moth in a ditch on the edge of a wooded area of a state park across from an open field. It was not feeding but it was flitting about and sunning itself like a butterfly. I did not see another one like it that day.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: July 13, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Wisconsin, Dane County