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: Apr 05, 2024
Submitted by: Cwalker
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 21, 2024
Observation date: Apr 05, 2024
Submitted by: Cwalker
Region: Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 21, 2024
Observation date: Apr 02, 2024
Submitted by: UNCW
Region: Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States
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Verified date: Apr 03, 2024
Observation date: Mar 12, 2024
Submitted by: WL77
Region: Texas, McLennan County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 21, 2024
Observation date: Mar 13, 2024
Submitted by: Dennis Forsythe
Region: Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: Dennis Forsythe
Verified date: Mar 13, 2024
Observation date: Jun 13, 2023
Submitted by: Pheasantboy77
Region: Lyon County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Dec 29, 2023
Observation date: Aug 22, 2023
Submitted by: ELFredrickson
Region: Madison County, Kentucky, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2023
Observation date: Apr 27, 2018
Submitted by: Reneerob17
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 25, 2023
Observation date: May 29, 2019
Submitted by: Andy Young
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 25, 2023
Observation date: May 05, 2021
Submitted by: Cactuswren1976
Region: Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 25, 2023
Observation date: Apr 21, 2017
Submitted by: mouser
Region: Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Aug 23, 2023
Observation date: Jul 28, 2023
Submitted by: commentator
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 07, 2023
Observation date: Jun 15, 2023
Submitted by: kit.721.kat
Region: Chickasaw County, Iowa, United States
Verified by: jamesdurbin
Verified date: Jul 27, 2023
Observation date: Jul 24, 2023
Submitted by: beastbreath
Region: Jackson County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jul 25, 2023
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
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