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Great Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia

Description:

Great Leopard Moth

Habitat:

forest

Notes:

Found at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, 647 Contees Wharf Rd, Edgewater MD

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4 Comments

Latimeria
Latimeria 12 years ago

Beautiful. I was raising a caterpillar of this species, but unfortunately it didn't make it. I was hoping to see the adult, thankfully Project Noah has shown me a few.

The MnMs
The MnMs 12 years ago

Looks like a big moth, is it?

SusanEllison
SusanEllison 12 years ago

superb shot!

MonacaNoble
Spotted by
MonacaNoble

Maryland, USA

Spotted on Jun 25, 2010
Submitted on Jun 15, 2011

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