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Erebidae
930323 – 8146   Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll, 1790)
             Giant Leopard Moth

© Patrick Coin
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • scribonia (Stoll, 1790) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8146
  • chryseis (Olivier, 1790) (Bombyx)
  • confluens (Oberthür, 1881) (Ecpantheria)
  • deflorata of authors; (not Fabricius, 1775) (Bombyx) misappl.
  • denudata (Slosson, 1888) (Ecpantheria)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history)
    • Species Page at Block Island Moths
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Species Page at Mass Moths
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Brent Steury
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Bob Patterson
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © George Small
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Machele White
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Jaime Goswick
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Jaime Goswick
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © John Himmelman
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Ken Childs
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Carol Wolf
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Carol Wolf
    Hypercompe scribonia
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Hypercompe scribonia
    62mm – © Jim Vargo
    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Sasha Azevedo LG

    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Machele White

    Hypercompe scribonia
    © L. Wayne Thompson LG

    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Valerie G. Bugh

    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Valerie G. Bugh

    Hypercompe scribonia
    © Valerie G. Bugh


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