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Alypia octomaculata (eightspotted forester)

Synonyms: Alypia bimaculata; Alypia dipsaci; Alypia octomaculalis; Alypia quadriguttalis

Wikipedia Abstract

The Eight-Spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Eastern part of the United States, Texas and Florida. It is also present in parts of Canada. The moth is black, with 2 whitish or yellowish spots in each wing. The wingspan is 30–37 mm. The moth flies from April to June in one generation in the north. In the south it has a second generation, which flies in August. The larvae feed on virginia creeper.
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Infraspecies

Prey / Diet

Ampelocissus latifolia (American ivy)[1]
Berberis vulgaris (epine-vinette commune)[1]
Parthenocissus tricuspidata (Boston ivy)[1]
Vitis vinifera (wine grape)[1]

Consumers

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
2Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
3Robertson, C. Flowers and insects lists of visitors of four hundred and fifty three flowers. 1929. The Science Press Printing Company Lancaster, PA.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0