Langton's Forester

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Alypia langtoni

Langton's Forester, a reference photo
Photo: Jason Sturner from Knoxville, Tennessee, USA · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Alypia langtoni, the six-spotted forester or Langton's forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by William Couper in 1865. It is found in North America from Newfoundland to Alaska, south to Maine and Wisconsin in the east, south in the west to Colorado and California.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Langton's Forester being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Alypia
Species
Alypia langtoni

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