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The giant leopard moth (Hypercompe scribonia) is a moth of the family Erebidae. They are distributed through North America from southern Ontario, and southern and eastern United States through New England, Mexico, and south to Colombia. [2] [3] The obsolete name, Ecpantheria scribonia, is still occasionally encountered.
Antheraea polyphemus, the Polyphemus moth, is a North American member of the family Saturniidae, the giant silk moths. It is a tan-colored moth , with an average wingspan of 15 cm (6 in). The most notable feature of the moth is its large, purplish eyespots on its two hindwings .
Eulepidotis affinis, Panama Apantesis arge caterpillar (Arctiinae) Halysidota tessellaris, cocoon. The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea.The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups.
Zeuzera pyrina, the leopard moth or wood leopard moth, is a moth of the family Cossidae. [2] It is considered a pest by fruit growers, as the larvae feed on branches of many kinds of fruit trees. Olive trees in particular are very susceptible and can be killed by the larvae burrowing within them.
Hyalophora cecropia, the cecropia moth, is North America's largest native moth. [1] It is a member of the family Saturniidae , or giant silk moths. Females have been documented with a wingspan of five to seven inches (13 to 18 cm) or more.
Eacles imperialis, the imperial moth, is a member of the family Saturniidae and subfamily Ceratocampinae. It is found mainly in the East of South America and North America , from the center of Argentina to south Canada . [ 1 ]
One of the biggest outbreaks of the Gypsy moth caterpillar took place in 1981, when the bugs made their way across the Northeastern states. As revealed in a New York Times report at the time, ...
Leopard Moth may refer to: Giant leopard moth, or Hypercompe scribonia; Zeuzera pyrina, a member of the family Cossoidea; De Havilland Leopard Moth, a 1933 three seat ...