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:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 1 - 24 of 80 verified sightings
Observation date: Nov 15, 2023
Submitted by: bettyraptorgirl
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Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 09, 2023
Observation date: Dec 06, 2023
Submitted by: Deb Peterson
Region: Charlotte County, Florida, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Dec 07, 2023
Observation date: Nov 20, 2019
Submitted by: Marjolein
Region: Bonaire
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Feb 02, 2023
Observation date: Jul 29, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Jan 31, 2023
Observation date: Jun 09, 2021
Submitted by: yatarna
Region: Cayman Islands
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 28, 2023
Observation date: Nov 21, 2016
Submitted by: David M. Gascoigne
Region: Granma, Cuba
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
Observation date: Aug 02, 2018
Submitted by: skucklick55
Region: Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 26, 2023
Observation date: Oct 27, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 05, 2022
Observation date: Oct 27, 2016
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: jwileyrains
Verified date: Oct 04, 2022
Observation date: Jul 13, 2015
Submitted by: BRiosCR
Region: Alajuela, Costa Rica
Verified by: Charlie Doggett
Verified date: Aug 28, 2022
Observation date: Aug 27, 2022
Submitted by: SShane
Region: Finney County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: James Steen
Verified date: Aug 27, 2022
Observation date: Oct 24, 2021
Submitted by: Kfhuser67
Region: Trego County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Nov 02, 2021
Observation date: Aug 17, 2020
Submitted by: Duckie6708
Region: Wayne County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Feb 01, 2021
Observation date: Oct 10, 2020
Submitted by: hou_owl
Region: Harris County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 19, 2020
Observation date: Sep 05, 2018
Submitted by: aaronlincoln
Region: Bosque County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Oct 15, 2018
Observation date: Aug 17, 2018
Submitted by: Random_Kansas_P...
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 28, 2018
Observation date: Dec 30, 2017
Submitted by: ftn9549b
Region: Texas, Matagorda County, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jan 01, 2018
Observation date: Feb 19, 2017
Submitted by: wayne13114
Region: Cuba
Verified by: wayne13114
Verified date: Oct 11, 2017
Observation date: Nov 04, 2016
Submitted by: Brad Carlson
Region: Douglas County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: kking216
Verified date: Jun 16, 2017
Observation date: Sep 11, 2016
Submitted by: Dave Rintoul
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Sep 12, 2016
Observation date: Jun 20, 2015
Submitted by: DebW
Region: Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: apan123
Verified date: Aug 06, 2016
Observation date: Sep 12, 2014
Submitted by: Tom Middagh
Region: Nobles County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Tom Middagh
Verified date: Sep 19, 2014
Observation date: Aug 14, 2014
Submitted by: M.Zumbehl
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Aug 15, 2014
Observation date: Dec 21, 2013
Submitted by: LLJohnson
Region: Dominican Republic
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Jul 06, 2014
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