Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata, Hodges # 9314), family Noctuidae, Fermilab, Kane County, IL, 10 July 2008 |
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Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata, Hodges # 9314), family Noctuidae, Nelson Lake Marsh, Kane County, IL, 9 June 2007 These moths are common day-flying moths, with very rapid wingbeats, almost hovering at flowers as they actively sip nectar. |
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Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata, Hodges # 9314), family Noctuidae, Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois, 11 June 2004. Feeds on wild grape vines. |