Two-spotted Forester (Alypiodes bimaculata)

Two-spotted Forester, a reference photo — Photo: Bettina Arrigoni · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Alypiodes bimaculata, the two-spotted forester, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in North America.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Two-spotted 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.

Easily confused with

Alypiodes flavilinguis
Alypiodes geronimo
Androloma disparata

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Alypiodes
Species: Alypiodes bimaculata

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