Butterflies and Moths of North America

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Great Leopard Moth
Hypercompe scribonia

Observation date: September 02, 2016
Submitted by: BarbSendelbach
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Observed at night feeding on Virginia Creeper. I disturbed it and it curled into a ball and remained that way for over 40 minutes.
Status: Resident
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: September 14, 2016
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, New Jersey, Sussex County