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title: "Eight-spotted Forester Moth"
description: "Alypia octomaculata — Insecten en spinnen. Alypia octomaculata, the eight-spotted forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/eight-spotted-forester-moth
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Eight-spotted Forester Moth

> Alypia octomaculata — Insecten en spinnen. Alypia octomaculata, the eight-spotted forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775.

- Scientific name: *Alypia octomaculata*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `forest` (Bos)
- iNaturalist observations: 20113
- Wikidata: [Q4738691](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4738691)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84950](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84950)

## Names

- en: Eight-spotted Forester Moth
- es: Polilla de ocho manchas

## Countries with the most observations

US (16300), CA (2392), MX (3)

## Summary

Alypia octomaculata, the eight-spotted forester, is a moth of the family Noctuidae, first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is native to Canada, but can be found today throughout Northern America, ranging between Nova Scotia to Florida and South Dakota to Texas. Their habitats are rather specific: they make home where wooded areas meet open fields.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alypia_octomaculata

## Photo

![Eight-spotted Forester Moth](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/eight-spotted-forester-moth/medium.jpg)

Photo: judykayreeves · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29058270

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/eight-spotted-forester-moth?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).