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. Species Species include: 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 Agaristinae Noctuoidea genera