Attributes of Thysania zenobia
Owl Moth
Thysania zenobia Cramer, 1777
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Outer margins of gray forewing and hindwing scalloped. Many zigzag lines make it distinctive. Black streaks in male, absent in female.
Wing Span: 10-15 cm.
Life History:
Flight: September-November northward, and all months in southern Florida and southern Texas.
Caterpillar Hosts: Possibly legumes.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Tropical. Regularly present from Florida to Texas, straying northward rarely to Maine, southern Ontario, Michigan, and Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
Taxonomy Notes:
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The fifty most recently verified sightings are below. See more recently verified sightings of all species.
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August 07, 2012 | KKB530 | Ector County, Texas, United States | March 19, 2013 | Details |
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August 30, 2012 | jeanie.knitwit | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | November 13, 2012 | Details |
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September 14, 2012 | queeenbeee | Bexar County, Texas, United States | November 13, 2012 | Details |
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August 17, 2012 | moth1234 | Saskatchewan, Canada | August 31, 2012 | Details |
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August 14, 2009 | Edward J Komperda III | Chenango County, New York, United States | August 08, 2011 | Details |
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November 15, 2010 | legacy.reporter (Angela) | Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States | November 16, 2010 | Details |
| September 03, 1983 | legacy.reporter (Martinez) | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | September 24, 2008 | Details | |
| September 06, 2008 | legacy.reporter (Dick Holland) | Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States | September 24, 2008 | Details | |
| July 28, 2004 | legacy.reporter (C Sperlich, J Sperlich) | Brookings County, South Dakota, United States | April 22, 2008 | Details | |
| July 31, 1979 | legacy.reporter | Grady County, Oklahoma, United States | April 22, 2008 | Details | |
| September 08, 1986 | legacy.reporter | Grady County, Oklahoma, United States | April 22, 2008 | Details | |
| October 12, 1988 | legacy.reporter (Connie Elpers) | Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States | April 22, 2008 | Details | |
| November 05, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Shirley Murphy) | Hidalgo County, Texas, United States | November 28, 2007 | Details | |
| April 26, 1979 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Arkansas, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| September 12, 1964 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Arkansas, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| August 17, 1964 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Arkansas, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| October 31, 1970 | legacy.reporter | Washington County, Arkansas, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter | Texas, Travis County, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | rickgillmore (Richard Gillmore) | Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| October 08, 1983 | legacy.reporter (David Lockwood) | Pickens County, South Carolina, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| September 09, 1923 | legacy.reporter (D.W. Farquhar) | Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (D.W. Farquhar) | Providence County, Rhode Island, United States | October 05, 2007 | Details | |
| September 16, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Jeffrey D Prill) | Peoria County, Illinois, United States | October 04, 2007 | Details | |
| August 24, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Gary M. Marrone) | Stanley County, South Dakota, United States | October 04, 2007 | Details | |
| August 02, 1997 | legacy.reporter (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson) | Cameron County, Texas, United States | October 04, 2007 | Details | |
| November 17, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Charles W. Bordelon, Jr.) | Cameron County, Texas, United States | October 04, 2007 | Details | |
| October 04, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Charles R. Sassine) | Texas, Nueces County, United States | October 04, 2007 | Details | |
| September 27, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Greg D. Muise) | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | October 04, 2007 | Details | |
| September 21, 1999 | legacy.reporter (Leslie A. Ferge) | Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States | October 04, 2007 | Details | |
| September 21, 2007 | legacy.reporter (Mary Clark) | Reno County, Kansas, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| September 25, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Karen Martin) | Bexar County, Texas, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| October 30, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Gwyn Carmean) | Cameron County, Texas, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| August 30, 2006 | legacy.reporter (Jerry Hatfield) | Texas, Lubbock County, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| November 11, 2005 | legacy.reporter (Brush Freeman) | Calhoun County, Texas, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| October 13, 1951 | legacy.reporter (Ohio Lepidopterists' Society) | Crawford County, Ohio, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| October 01, 1953 | legacy.reporter (Ohio Lepidopterists' Society) | Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Ohio Lepidopterists' Society) | Montgomery County, Ohio, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| September 03, 1890 | legacy.reporter (Ohio Lepidopterists' Society) | Seneca County, Ohio, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Vernon Antoine Brou Jr.) | West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Vernon Antoine Brou Jr.) | St John The Baptist Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| January 01, 1950 | legacy.reporter (Vernon Antoine Brou Jr.) | Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| August 12, 1996 | legacy.reporter (James Mouw) | Hardin County, Iowa, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| September 16, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Jeffrey D Prill) | Peoria County, Illinois, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| August 24, 2004 | legacy.reporter (Gary M. Marrone) | Stanley County, South Dakota, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| August 02, 1997 | legacy.reporter (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson) | Cameron County, Texas, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| November 17, 1998 | legacy.reporter (Charles W. Bordelon, Jr.) | Cameron County, Texas, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| October 04, 2001 | legacy.reporter (Charles R. Sassine) | Texas, Nueces County, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| September 27, 2003 | legacy.reporter (Greg D. Muise) | Texas, United States, Uvalde County | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| November 18, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Edward C. Knudson) | Texas, Starr County, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details | |
| October 06, 1995 | legacy.reporter (Steve G. Williams) | Texas, Kenedy County, United States | October 03, 2007 | Details |
