Alypia langtoni, the six-spotted forester or Langton's forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by William Couper in 1865.[1] It is found in North America from Newfoundland to Alaska, south to Maine and Wisconsin in the east, south in the west to Colorado and California.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypia |
| Species: | A. langtoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Alypia langtoni Couper, 1865
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Description edit
The moth exhibits sexual dimorphism. Males have eight spots in total while females have six. Their bodies are black with white spots on each wing. Their antennae are banded with white rings. The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from May to July in one generation depending on the location.
The larvae feed on Chamaenerion species such as Fireweed.
References edit
- ^ Lafontaine, Donald; Schmidt, Christian (2010-03-19). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 64. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414. ISSN 1313-2970.
External links edit
- Anweiler, G. G. (2008). "Species Details Alypia langtoni". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- "Alypia langtoni Couper". Noctuidae of North America. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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