Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata)

Eight-spotted Forester Moth, a reference photo — Photo: Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Alypia octomaculata, the eight-spotted forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is native to Canada, but can be found today throughout Northern America, ranging between Nova Scotia to Florida and South Dakota to Texas. Their habitats are rather specific: they make home where wooded areas meet open fields.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Eight-spotted Forester Moth 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

Alypia wittfeldii
Alypia langtoni
Androloma disparata

Classification

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

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