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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Agaristinae » Alypia » Eight-spotted Forester - Hodges#9314 (Alypia octomaculata)
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agaristinae caterpillar - Alypia octomaculata
Copyright © 2010 bdedo

agaristinae caterpillar - Alypia octomaculata
Delcambre, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, USA
April 30, 2010
found on stairway railing near slope leading to a freshwater pond with wild overgrowth/weeds nearby. Once touched, reluctant to move from head-curled-under-position. Appears to be similar to some in agaristinae, and similar to Pearly wood nymph....
http://bugguide.net/node/view/32050 - sort of close specimen
Any suggestions to narrow this down, or redirect the ident?
Thanks,
b

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Contributed by bdedo on 1 May, 2010 - 10:25pm
Last updated 21 August, 2010 - 2:13pm

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… john and jane balaban, 21 August, 2010 - 2:13pm login or register to post comments

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… john and jane balaban, 13 June, 2010 - 9:18pm login or register to post comments

eight spotted forester?
Alypia octomaculata
http://bugguide.net/node/view/118314

But I vaguely recall that I when I first ran across that caterpillar, there were a couple of similar species that I needed to sort through. The host plant helped a lot.
… Dan Borzynski, 1 May, 2010 - 11:10pm login or register to post comments

 
THANKS!
I think you nailed it perfectly. Have not seen these adults around, so NOW will have to be on the lookout for the adults, since i have always found them VERY cool in pictures i have seen!
Thanks,
b
… bdedo, 1 May, 2010 - 11:24pm login or register to post comments

 
If you still have the caterpiller
Search on the species to find the host food and try raising it. That should get you a perfect specimen to photograph later.
… Dan Borzynski, 2 May, 2010 - 12:00am login or register to post comments

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