Alypia langtoni
Alypia langtoni, the six-spotted forester or Langton's forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from Newfoundland to Alaska, south to Maine and Wisconsin in the east, south in the west to Colorado and California.
| Alypia langtoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypia |
| Species: | A. langtoni |
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| Alypia langtoni Couper, 1865 | |
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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 Epilobium species.
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