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 25 - 48 of 78 verified sightings
Observation date: Aug 07, 2012
Submitted by: KKB530
Region: Ector County, Texas, United States
Verified by: stomlins701
Verified date: Mar 19, 2013
Observation date: Sep 14, 2012
Submitted by: queeenbeee
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 13, 2012
Observation date: Aug 30, 2012
Submitted by: jeanie.in.south...
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: kmortensen
Verified date: Nov 13, 2012
Observation date: Aug 17, 2012
Submitted by: moth1234
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Robert Martin
Verified date: Aug 31, 2012
Observation date: Aug 14, 2009
Submitted by: Edward J Komper...
Region: Chenango County, New York, United States
Verified by: Jo Roy
Verified date: Aug 08, 2011
Observation date: Nov 15, 2010
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Angela)
Region: Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Nov 16, 2010
Observation date: Sep 03, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Martinez)
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dick Holland)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2008
Observation date: Sep 06, 2008
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Dick Holland)
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Dick Holland)
Verified date: Sep 24, 2008
Observation date: Oct 12, 1988
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Connie Elpers)
Region: Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2008
Observation date: Jul 31, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Grady County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2008
Observation date: Sep 08, 1986
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Grady County, Oklahoma, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2008
Observation date: Jul 28, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (C Sperlich, J Sperlich)
Region: Brookings County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Apr 22, 2008
Observation date: Nov 05, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Shirley Murphy)
Region: Hidalgo County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Nov 28, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: rickgillmore (Richard Gillmore)
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: rickgillmore (Richard Gillmore)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D.W. Farquhar)
Region: Providence County, Rhode Island, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (D.W. Farquhar)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: Apr 26, 1979
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (University of Arkansas)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: Oct 31, 1970
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (University of Arkansas)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: Oct 08, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (David Lockwood)
Region: Pickens County, South Carolina, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Kevin Hoffman)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: Sep 12, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (University of Arkansas)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Texas, Travis County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Texas Memorial Museum)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: Sep 09, 1923
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (D.W. Farquhar)
Region: Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (D.W. Farquhar)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: Aug 17, 1964
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Washington County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (University of Arkansas)
Verified date: Oct 05, 2007
Observation date: Oct 04, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Charles R. Sassine)
Region: Texas, Nueces County, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 04, 2007
Observation date: Aug 02, 1997
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (C. Bordelon & E. Knudson)
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 04, 2007
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