Giant leopard moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Description:

Found on the back porch. Understand it's noctural, don't know why it was out during daytime. Grows into adulthood from a black "woolly bear" caterpillar. Second photo is a pulled-back view, showing bricks for scale.

Notes:

Also found listed in a field guide as Ecpantheria scribonia, an obsolete name.

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7 Comments

suzmonk 10 years ago

Thanks very much, Jakubko, I will look into it for sure ...

Jacob Gorneau 10 years ago

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