Attributes of Hypercompe scribonia
Great Leopard Moth
Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll, 1790)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Identification: Spotted moth easily recognized by the white wings with hollow bluish black spots on the forewing. Black shading along inner margin and terminal spots near apex of hindwing. Wings tend to become translucent toward outer margins with wear.
Wing Span: 5.7-9.1 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April to September.
Caterpillar Hosts: Wide variety, including banana, cabbage, cherry, dandelion, maples, orange, sunflowers, violets, and willows.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Massachusetts and southern Ontario to Florida, west to Michigan, Missouri, and Texas.
Conservation:
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The map below displays all verified sighting records in the BAMONA database for this species. Each record is indicated with a yellow dot. The orange dots on the map provide access to information about the 400 most recently verified sightings of this species. In some instances, there are several records at the same location. Use the table view to access these records.
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
| Observation Date | Submitter | Region |
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| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | New Haven County, Connecticut, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Litchfield County, District of Columbia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Alachua County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Brevard County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Broward County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gadsden County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Highlands County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Liberty County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Manatee County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Orange County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Polk County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Putnam County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Volusia County, Florida, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Clarke County, Georgia, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Franklin County, Kansas, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Anderson County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bell County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Boone County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Fayette County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Estill County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Floyd County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | LaRue County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Harlan County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Laurel County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Letcher County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Meade County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Menifee County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Oldham County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Owsley County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Perry County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Pike County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Powell County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rowan County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Rockcastle County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Russell County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Whitley County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Woodford County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Trigg County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Spencer County, Kentucky, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | St John The Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Prince Georges County, Maryland, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Mississippi, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Hinds County, Mississippi, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Halifax County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Jackson County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Dare County, North Carolina, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Richardson County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Gage County, Nebraska, United States | December 31, 2004 | Details |
