Alypia wittfeldii

Alypia wittfeldii
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Alypia
Species: A. wittfeldii
Binomial name
Alypia wittfeldii
H. Edwards, 1883

Wittfeld's Forester (Alypia wittfeldii) is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in almost entire Florida (except the western panhandle of the state), coastal Georgia, and South Carolina.

The length of the forewings is 13-14 mm. Adults are on wing from January to April in southern Florida and mostly in April along the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia.

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