Alypia wittfeldii, or Wittfeld's forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Henry Edwards in 1883. It is found in the United States in almost all of Florida (except the western panhandle of the state), coastal Georgia, and South Carolina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Wittfeld'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.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Genus
- Alypia
- Species
- Alypia wittfeldii
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