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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Alypiodes |
| Species: | A. bimaculata
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| Alypiodes bimaculata (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853)
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Alypiodes bimaculata, the two-spotted forester, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths).
Description
[edit]The two-spotted forester, plainly bears more than two spots. If spots on the forewings and body are ignored, and only the single small spots adorning each hindwing are considered, then the math adds up.
Otherwise, for identification, it is helpful to notice blue dashes between the white spots, the rounded wings, the broad thorax, and the fact that this a moth that flies during the day, not at night like most moths.[1]
Habitat
[edit]Adults frequently are seen taking nectar from flowers of Baccharis plants, of the Asteraceae Family. Caterpillars feed on members of the Four O'clock Family, the Nyctaginaceae.[2]
Range
[edit]The distribution map forAlypiodes bimaculata at iNaturalist indicates that the species occurs in the highlands of northern and central Mexico, except Baja California, plus in the US near the Mexican border, mainly in Arizona.[3] The texasento.net website reports the species in western Texas.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853.[4][5]
It's been suggested that the genus name Alypiodes is based on the Greek a, meaning "without" or "together," and the -lypi- part meaning "pain" or "distress,"[6] with the suffix -odes deriving from the Greek -ōdēs, which is a plural form meaning "like" or "similar to."[7] Thus it seems that species in this genus are similar to something not feeling much pain...
The species name bimaculata is derived from the Latin bis, for "two," and macula, for "spot.""WoRMS taxon details". marinespecies.org. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
The MONA or Hodges number for Alypiodes bimaculata is 9312.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Two-spotted Forester Moth (Alypiodes bimaculata)". insectidentification.org. Insect Identification for the Casual Observer. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ a b Quinn, Mike. "Two-spotted Forester Alypiodes bimaculata (Herrich-Schäffer, [1853])". texasento.net. Texas Entomology. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "Two-spotted Forester (Alypiodes bimaculata)". inaturalist.org. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ^ "Alypiodes bimaculata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Alypiodes bimaculata species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Quinn, Mike. "Eight-spotted Forester Alypia octomaculata (Fabricius, 1775)". texasento.net. Texas Entomology. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "ode". dictionary.com. dictionary.com. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Alypiodes bimaculata". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. Bibcode:2015ZooK..527..127L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMC 4668890. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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| genus = Alypiodes | species = bimaculata | authority = (Herrich-Schäffer, 1853) | synonyms = *Agarista bimaculata Herrich-Schäffer, 1853
- Eusemia crescens
- Agarista grotei Boisduval, 1874
- Alypia trimaculata Boisduval, 1874
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Alypiodes bimaculata, the two-spotted forester, is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae (the owlet moths). The species was first described by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1853. It is found in North America.[1][2][3]
The MONA or Hodges number for Alypiodes bimaculata is 9312.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Alypiodes bimaculata report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Alypiodes bimaculata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Alypiodes bimaculata species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Alypiodes bimaculata". Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
[edit]- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2010). "Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico". ZooKeys (40): 127–47. Bibcode:2010ZooK...40....1L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.40.414.
- Lafontaine, J. Donald; Schmidt, B. Christian (2015). "Additions and corrections to the checklist of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico, III". ZooKeys (527): 227–236. Bibcode:2015ZooK..527..127L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.527.6151. PMC 4668890. PMID 26692790.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico (Report). doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2186.3287.
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