Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

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The Giant Leopard Moth or Eyed Tiger Moth (Hypercompe scribonia) is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is distributed throughout the Southern and Eastern United States from New England to Mexico. The obsolete name Ecpantheria scribonia is still occasionally encountered.

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Identification key for caterpillars of eastern North America

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Anne Norman, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/29278394@N00/177895370
  2. (c) Bob Patterson at Moth Photographers Group, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/Files1/Live/BP/BP8146-091010.jpg
  3. (c) Shelley Tender, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Shelley Tender
  4. (c) Michael P. Riggs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Michael P. Riggs
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypercompe_scribonia
  6. (c) Discover Life and original sources, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/11586981

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