Eight Spotted Forester

Description:

Identification: Forewing black with two pale yellow spots and inconspicuous metallic blue bands; hindwing black with white spots in basal and median areas; body black except for pale yellow tegulae and orange on front and middle legs. Wing Span: 3-3.7 cm. Life History: A common day-flier. Flight: One flight April - June in the north; two flights in the south with one August brood. Caterpillar Hosts: Grapes, Virginia creeper.