Butterflies and Moths of North America

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  Sighting 936850

Great Leopard Moth
Hypercompe scribonia

Observation date: October 07, 2013
Submitted by: KSweets
Specimen type: Photograph
Observation notes: Found him right inside the door to my barn, very spiky and ominous looking. While observing him, a bee accidently ran into the caterpillar and no spikes shot out, but scrunched up so its spikes were even more densely covering his soft spots.
Status: Resident
Verified by: Noel Mac Neil
Verified date: January 29, 2014
Coordinator notes: None.
Checklist region(s): United States, Michigan, Lenawee County