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Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Notes:

Found at a gas pump in Wooster Ohio

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Leopard Moth
Zeuzera pyrina Zeuzera pyrina


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2 Comments

KellyOlsen
KellyOlsen 12 years ago

Thanks for the fast identification. A friend passed this spotting along to me, so my actual "first" is yet to come.

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 12 years ago

Great first spotting! This moth was actually introduced to northeastern United States before 1879. It's native to Europe. Nice profile picture too! Welcome to Project Noah.

KellyOlsen
Spotted by
KellyOlsen

Wadsworth, Ohio, USA

Spotted on Jul 22, 2011
Submitted on Aug 25, 2011

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