Attributes of Alypia octomaculata
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: NULL
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.
Taxonomy Notes:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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May 17, 2013 | TeddyKuma | Texas, Lampasas County, United States | May 17, 2013 | Details |
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May 09, 2013 | John Many Wings | Frederick County, Maryland, United States | May 14, 2013 | Details |
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May 11, 2013 | CA Ivy | Sebastian County, Arkansas, United States | May 11, 2013 | Details |
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May 11, 2013 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | May 11, 2013 | Details |
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May 07, 2013 | CA Ivy | Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States | May 09, 2013 | Details |
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May 09, 2013 | curtis.lehman (Michael Hensley) | Cabell County, West Virginia, United States | May 09, 2013 | Details |
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May 03, 2013 | raven10322 | Howard County, Maryland, United States | May 05, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | gunhilda | Payne County, Oklahoma, United States | May 01, 2013 | Details |
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May 01, 2013 | kent | Weakley County, Tennessee, United States | May 01, 2013 | Details |
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April 16, 2013 | Odonut62 | Texas, Lubbock County, United States | April 18, 2013 | Details |
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April 07, 2013 | mprocter | Texas, Navarro County, United States | April 07, 2013 | Details |
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June 04, 2012 | Brian Voorhees | Leavenworth County, Kansas, United States | April 05, 2013 | Details |
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April 02, 2013 | jennydawg | Texas, United States | April 02, 2013 | Details |
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March 30, 2013 | jkopachena | Hopkins County, Texas, United States | March 31, 2013 | Details |
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June 26, 2008 | Ilona L. | Dane County, Wisconsin, United States | January 26, 2013 | Details |
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June 02, 2012 | curtis.lehman (Gregory M. Stanko) | Forest County, Pennsylvania, United States | January 13, 2013 | Details |
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June 22, 2009 | dpgbfly1 | Sherburne County, Minnesota, United States | January 08, 2013 | Details |
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May 15, 2010 | TeddyKuma | Texas, Lampasas County, United States | November 25, 2012 | Details |
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May 28, 2012 | geswho40 | Anoka County, Minnesota, United States | October 06, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2008 | Colleen62 | Ontario, Canada | September 03, 2012 | Details |
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June 30, 2012 | meshale13 | Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States | August 22, 2012 | Details |
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July 05, 2012 | Tee-tee | Ontario, Canada | August 21, 2012 | Details |
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June 19, 2012 | Stylurus | Oakland County, Michigan, United States | August 13, 2012 | Details |
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April 26, 2012 | rhyminsymon | Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States | August 06, 2012 | Details |
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July 19, 2012 | curtis.lehman | Lewis County, West Virginia, United States | July 21, 2012 | Details |
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April 13, 2012 | adamschaffer | Benton County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
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April 19, 2012 | adamschaffer | Madison County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
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May 07, 2012 | adamschaffer | Madison County, Arkansas, United States | July 19, 2012 | Details |
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July 01, 2012 | Sandy301 | New Jersey, United States | July 17, 2012 | Details |
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July 12, 2012 | dlpage64 | Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States | July 13, 2012 | Details |
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June 03, 2012 | buttermoth | Merrimack County, New Hampshire, United States | July 07, 2012 | Details |
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June 17, 2011 | Tommie Rogers | Anchorage Borough, Alaska, United States | July 02, 2012 | Details |
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June 26, 2012 | queencherri | Marion County, Indiana, United States | June 29, 2012 | Details |
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August 23, 2007 | Chip Krilowicz | Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States | June 29, 2012 | Details |
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June 09, 2012 | Kyle Jones | Windsor County, Vermont, United States | June 27, 2012 | Details |
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June 05, 2012 | jimocci | Union County, New Jersey, United States | June 26, 2012 | Details |
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July 10, 2011 | karmaya | Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States | June 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 24, 2012 | gauthy17 | McClain County, Oklahoma, United States | June 24, 2012 | Details |
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June 18, 2012 | gila shoshany | Dane County, Wisconsin, United States | June 21, 2012 | Details |
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June 06, 2012 | Tim Keefer | Northampton County, Virginia, United States | June 19, 2012 | Details |
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June 06, 2012 | Elk River Rancher | Cecil County, Maryland, United States | June 17, 2012 | Details |
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June 06, 2012 | rainycz | New Castle County, Delaware, United States | June 17, 2012 | Details |
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June 11, 2008 | Larry522 | Washington County, Vermont, United States | June 13, 2012 | Details |
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May 25, 2012 | croydonjim | Grand Traverse County, Michigan, United States | June 13, 2012 | Details |
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June 10, 2012 | chefsteve | Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States | June 12, 2012 | Details |
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May 20, 2012 | Steve Craig | Greene County, Missouri, United States | June 12, 2012 | Details |
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June 25, 2011 | bjones7777 | Lake County, Tennessee, United States | June 11, 2012 | Details |
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July 31, 2010 | bjones7777 | Decatur County, Tennessee, United States | June 10, 2012 | Details |
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May 31, 2012 | Mary J. Seipler | Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States | June 04, 2012 | Details |
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June 18, 2011 | librarylady | Morgan County, Missouri, United States | June 01, 2012 | Details |
