Alypia is a genus of moths in the family Noctuidae.
The genus is native to North America. Moths of this genus are generally dark to black in color with yellowish or white spots. These moths feed on plants in the grape family.Alypia. Noctuidae of North America. Nearctica.
Species Species include:Alypia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Alypia langtoni Couper, 1865 – Langton's forester, fireweed caterpillar Alypia mariposa Grote & Robinson, 1868 Alypia octomaculata (Fabricius, 1775) – eight-spotted forester Alypia ridingsii Grote, 1864 Alypia wittfeldii H. Edwards, 1883
References
External links Alypia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and some other life forms Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database