Alypia
Alypia is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae.
| Alypia | |
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| Eight-spotted forester (A. octomaculata) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Subfamily: | Agaristinae |
| Genus: | Alypia Hubner, 1818 |
| Synonyms | |
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Leucosemia Ménétriés, 1857 | |
The genus is native to North America. Moths of this genus are generally dark to black in color with yellowish or white spots. These moths feed on plants in the grape family.[1]
Species
Species include:[2]
- Alypia langtoni Couper, 1865 – Langton's forester, fireweed caterpillar
- Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 1868
- Alypia octomaculata (Fabricius, 1775) – eight-spotted forester
- Alypia ridingsii Grote, 1864
- Alypia wittfeldii H. Edwards, 1883
References
External links
- Alypia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms
- Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
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