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Wittfeld's Forester Moth - Hodges#9316 (Alypia wittfeldii)
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Copyright © 2006 Grayce Pedulla Dillon www.graycedillon.com
Wittfeld's Forester Moth - Hodges #9316 -
Alypia wittfeldii
Savannahs State Park, Port St. Lucie, FL, Treasure Coast County, Florida, USA
January 8, 2006
Size: approx a half inch
Little fuzzy orange knee pads.
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Contributed by
Grace Dillon
on 1 June, 2006 - 8:05pm
Last updated 19 March, 2013 - 8:26am
Moved
Moved from
Eight-spotted Forester
. Thanks for the ID, Richard.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 4 November, 2006 - 1:21pm
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Alypia wittfeldii (9316)
The moth in these photos is Alypia wittfeldii, Wittfeld's Harvester. Alypia octomaculata and Alypia wittfeldii are both pictured in Dr. Charles Covell's book, A Field Guide to the Moths of Eastern North America on Plate 15, figures 14 & 16.
First, Alypia wittfeldii is found throughout central and south Florida, while Alypia octomaculata is not in the peninsula of Florida. Second, Alypia wittfeldii has the narrower (elliptical) spots, while Alypia octomaculata has more rounded spots. Third, the two spots on the forewing of A. wittfeldii are parallel, while the inside spot of A. octomaculata is turned away (at least forty-five degrees)from the outside spot. This is easy to see by viewing Plate 15 in Dr. Covell's book.
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richard m. gillmore
, 3 November, 2006 - 1:48am
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Thank you!
Richard,
Thank you for the clarification!!!
Grayce
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Grace Dillon
, 3 November, 2006 - 2:53pm
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Thanks Hannah!
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/gallery.asp?memberID=18701
Thanks! Someone had id it for me, but I'd forgotten.
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Grace Dillon
, 1 June, 2006 - 8:24pm
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I will move these to the guide
they are nice shots, and the first January reports for FL.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 1 June, 2006 - 8:30pm
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I call them leg-warmers!
They are the identifying characteristic of the
Eight-Spotted Forester
. Nice find!
By the way, if you can put a date on your images it will contribute to the
data map
in the guide.
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Hannah Nendick-Mason
, 1 June, 2006 - 8:07pm
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