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:
Comments: NULL
Verified Sightings
Displaying 25 - 48 of 67 verified sightings
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: 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: 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: 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: 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: unknown
Submitted by: rickgillmore (Richard Gillmore)
Region: Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: rickgillmore (Richard Gillmore)
Verified date: Oct 05, 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
Observation date: Sep 27, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Greg D. Muise)
Region: Texas, United States, Uvalde County
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 04, 2007
Observation date: Sep 16, 2001
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jeffrey D Prill)
Region: Peoria County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 04, 2007
Observation date: Nov 17, 1998
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Charles W. Bordelon, Jr.)
Region: Cameron County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 04, 2007
Observation date: Sep 21, 1999
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Leslie A. Ferge)
Region: Bayfield County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 04, 2007
Observation date: Aug 24, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gary M. Marrone)
Region: Stanley County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 04, 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: Sep 21, 2007
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Mary Clark)
Region: Reno County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: Oct 01, 1953
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Ohio Lepidopterists' Society)
Region: Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Ohio Lepidopterists' Society)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: Aug 24, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Gary M. Marrone)
Region: Stanley County, South Dakota, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Lepidopterists' Society Season Summary)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: Sep 25, 2003
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Karen Martin)
Region: Bexar County, Texas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Oct 03, 2007
Observation date: unknown
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Vernon Antoine Brou Jr.)
Region: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Vernon Antoine Brou Jr.)
Verified date: Oct 03, 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 03, 2007
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