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Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Description:

Distinctive, large moth, white with black spots. I was having fun playing with my extension tubes for macro shots.

Habitat:

Suburban yard. Attracted to a blacklight.

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16 Comments

Daniel R Hughes
Daniel R Hughes 8 years ago

cool

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

Thank you, everyone! :-)

LeanneGardner
LeanneGardner 8 years ago

Incredibly beautiful moth. Congratulations.

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 8 years ago

Your tubes work. Congrats.

sunnyjosef
sunnyjosef 8 years ago

Congrats Forest Dragon..

MacChristiansen
MacChristiansen 8 years ago

Congrats, ForestDragon

TonyHdz
TonyHdz 8 years ago

Grandiosa Polilla y que momento oportuno :)

Dan Doucette
Dan Doucette 8 years ago

Congrats!

DanielePralong
DanielePralong 8 years ago

Congrats Tamar!

armadeus.4
armadeus.4 8 years ago

Congratulations!!!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 years ago

Thank you so much!

LornaDucusin
LornaDucusin 8 years ago

Amazing creation!!!

DrNamgyalT.Sherpa
DrNamgyalT.Sherpa 8 years ago

Great macro work Tamar, and congrats for the SOTD!

Beautiful series Tamar,congrats on the well deserved SOTD and thanks for sharing

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 8 years ago

Congrats, ForestDragon.

AshleyT
AshleyT 8 years ago

Congrats Tamar, this blue-iridescent beauty is our Spotting of the Day!

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ForestDragon
Spotted by
ForestDragon

Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia, United States

Spotted on May 31, 2015
Submitted on Oct 27, 2015

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