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FAMILY   Noctuidae
SUBFAMILY   Agaristinae
TRIBE  
COMMON NAME   Eight-Spotted Forester
NAME   Alypia octomaculata
HODGES   9314
DISPLAY #   1251
DESCRIPTION   These 2004 (F) images were taken May 8th. The moth flew across our windshield while our auto transmission was broken down in Brownsville, Frederick County, MD. I captured the moth, the transmission cured itself, and we contiued on our way to bike the C & O Canal Towpath. The larva feed on grape and virginia creeper. The moth is a day flier rarely seen nocturnally. The moth was released after the photos. e r
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