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Species Alypia wittfeldii - Wittfeld's Forester Moth - Hodges#9316

Alypia wittfeldii Lovely moth - Alypia wittfeldii Eight Spotted Forester (Alypia octomaculata) - Alypia wittfeldii butterfly or moth, black background and large cream/white spots - Alypia wittfeldii ?Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Agaristinae » Alypia » Wittfeld's Forester Moth - Hodges#9316 (Alypia wittfeldii)? - Alypia wittfeldii Caterpillar - Alypia wittfeldii Wittfeld's Forester  - Alypia wittfeldii Wittfeld's Forester Moth Caterpillar - Alypia wittfeldii
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Agaristinae
Genus Alypia
Species wittfeldii (Wittfeld's Forester Moth - Hodges#9316)
Hodges Number
9316
Identification
Similar to A. octomaculata, Eight-spotted Forester, but spots are narrower and more elliptical.
Range
restricted to Georgia and Central and South Florida
See Also
Eight-spotted Forester is not found in peninsular FL, according to comments on this image:

Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - species page with photos of living and pinned adults.