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Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar

Hypercompe scribonia

Description:

Photo take at night in my door entrance, this caterpillar was feed whit the leave of a Devil´s ivy plant.

Habitat:

It is distributed throughout the Southern and Eastern United States from New England to Mexico

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7 Comments

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Nopayahnah again you are so kind!!

Maria dB
Maria dB 12 years ago

Excellent series, Gerardo!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

You right actually i have seen the banded too in the backyard i keep searching

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Karen!!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely! Not Isabella tiger moth though as that species caterpillars are the banded woolly bears - http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/765...

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks Mr. guzman

Mr. Guzman
Mr. Guzman 12 years ago

Nice!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Spotted by
Gerardo Aizpuru

Mexico

Spotted on Feb 28, 2012
Submitted on Feb 28, 2012

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