Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata, Hodges # 9314), family Noctuidae, Nelson Lake Marsh, Kane County, IL, 9 June 2007
These moths are common day-flying moths, with very rapid wingbeats, almost hovering at flowers as they actively sip nectar.
Eight-spotted Forester Moth (Alypia octomaculata, Hodges # 9314), family Noctuidae, Fermilab, DuPage County, Illinois, 11 June 2004.
Feeds on wild grape vines.