Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1203567

Eight-spotted Forester
Alypia octomaculata

Observation date: April 29, 2019
Date notes: Sitting on a leaf underneath a fern in the East facing garden. I live in South Ocean County, NJ. This is my first stting of this Forester Moth, very beautiful
Submitted by: IHMF1q9byk
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: The morning temperature is 39 degrees, sunning East facing fern and Astilbe garden.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: April 29, 2019
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Ocean County