Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 1280490

Agreeable Tiger Moth
Spilosoma congrua

Observation date: August 21, 2020
Submitted by: lisagorn
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: None.
Status: Resident
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: October 26, 2021
Coordinator notes: I think this is correct; S. congrua instars are quite variable and at first I thought this was Hypercompe scribonia, the Great Leopard Moth. See John Franclemont's photo on MPG: http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=8134 JRains
Checklist region(s): United States, New York, Otsego County