Detailed information on Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)

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Badwolf

Jenison, MI | September 2017 | Neutral

Giant leopard moth caterpillar. Jenison, Michigan. I'm going to keep it until it turns into a moth.

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A2ZGrowth

Red Wing, MN | September 2015 | Neutral

Many pictures of moth on issue of seeing its caterpillar but where is the picture of caterpillar????? Don't know what one will look like if I see it!

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spikey2

San Juan Capistrano, CA | March 2015 | Neutral

Found a Leopard Moth caterpillar, 3/8/2015, crawling down side of house next to Japanese Maple Tree. Unusual, since it is very warm here (judging from previous posts). We are in San Juan Capistrano, Ca. Tried lettuce and caterpillar, named spikey (by 9 year old daughter) ate nonstop. We will get maple leaves and dandelion in there, also, after reading. Put in plastic cup first, switched to cardboard box with lettuce on bottom (sprayed water on them with bottle, which seemed to make caterpillar happy). We added a stick and I noticed today (day 3) that caterpillar has climbed up on the stick. We'll see from there.

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angiesbug

Manning, SC | June 2012 | Neutral

I am44 years old,lived in Sumter,SC all my life and have never seen a bug like this around here or anywhere else for that matter until I found this one.I wonder why.Where did it come from I wonder.Is it common to see them here I also wonder.

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AlexsMommy

Chapel Hill, NC | January 2012 | Positive

I found a caterpillar just under the arch of my walkway. I scooped him into a plastic container hoping to show my son when he came home from school and then let him go. Once we googled it and saw what a beautiful moth he would turn into, we cleaned out an old aquarium and decided to keep him to watch it happen.

We have filled the aquarium with several different broad leaves (magnolia, orange, lettuce, and some unknown). The top of it mesh. He has branches and some bamboo to climb on. Some dirt and colored softwood as well as bare spots just in case. He seems to prefer the softwood. He is active at all times of the day and rests for an hour at a time which means he is either close to molting or building his cocoon. He is about 2 inches long but can grow to 3 inches so I'm no... read more

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Ger_Yahnah

Jeffersonville, IN | May 2010 | Positive

We found this giant leopard moth on our back porch!

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jrmommy

Elkhart, IN | July 2009 | Positive

Our neighbors found this moth on June 18th, 2009. They brought it down to my two boys. JR age 5 and Kerry age 20 months. JR fell in love with it and named it Junior. He wanted to keep it but we knew it would die in the jar. We convinced him to let it go, but he decide to pick it up. He put his finger down and the moth climbed all the way back up JR's arm, around his back, and then decide to stay on JR's shirt. This moth is very awesome. It was really neat to experience something you don't see very often.

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kehughes90265

Malibu, CA | April 2009 | Neutral

Malibu California

Jack, 8, and Dylan, 5 found a Giant Leopard Moth Caterpillar on 4/21/2009 in Malibu California, we are feeding it honeysuckle and have it in a butterfly cage.

It is about 2 inches long, any idea if we can keep it till it turns into a moth, and then let go, please advise

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tigermom1

Algonquin, IL | July 2008 | Neutral

July 12, 2008
Algonquin, IL

Found it fluttering its wings on a planter pot during daylight on the front porch. Looked like it was drying its wings, then I noticed the ends of its wings are slightly frayed. Perhaps it was injured in the big storms we had the last couple days.
I never saw anything like it. Such a striking appearance that we were looking it up to identify it.

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Eideblack

Chippewa Falls, WI | July 2008 | Neutral

I found this moth drying it wings. It is huge. I have never seen it before although I have seen its shedded skin in the wood pile. I found it near Trego, Wisconsin on July 4 2008.

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spaffrath

Larchmont, NY | September 2007 | Neutral

We found a 2" caterpillar in our yard - just like in the photos! We've observed it eating japanese maple leaves. It was exciting to find out what moth it was, and as far as we've been able to research it is mostly spotted in our area on eastern Long Island. We are in Westchester County New York - between NYC and the Connecticut line on the shore. Hope the birds don't find it before spring!

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katrun

Alexandria, VA (Zone 7a) | June 2007 | Positive

I found this Beautiful Moth here on my Wood Pile in the shade.
What a looker! I was so excited to find him. I have never seen one here in my area or in Maryland. I hope to see him again.
What a Beautiful Creature.
I do not know anything about him or his habits.
I found him during the day.

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Magpye

NW Qtr, AR (Zone 6a) | August 2006 | Neutral

Description: Carrying with a 3-inch wingspan, this moth is white with black open-circular spots on the forewings and a metallic blue abdomen with orange markings.

Caterpillars grow to about 2 inches. The caterpillars are fuzzy black caterpillars with the underlying body color of red to orange.

Life Cycle: Caterpillars can be abundant in the spring time. They can sometimes be seen crossing roads so commonly that motorists notice them. The adult moths are common under lights at night later in the season to mid summer. There may be a second generation later in the year, in the lower south.

Food Source: Caterpillars feed on a variety of broad leaved plants that seem to be mostly weeds.

Pest Status: They are not considered pests exc... read more

Giant Leopard Moth

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