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Giant Leopard Moth - Hodges #8146 - Hypercompe scribonia - female
Copyright © 2009 Robert Lord Zimlich

Giant Leopard Moth - Hodges #8146 - Hypercompe scribonia - Female
Daphne, Baldwin County, Alabama, USA
July 15, 2009
I finally found one!

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Giant Leopard Moth - Hodges #8146 - Hypercompe scribonia - female Giant Leopard Moth - Hodges #8146 - Hypercompe scribonia - female
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Contributed by Robert Lord Zimlich on 16 July, 2009 - 9:02am
Last updated 16 July, 2009 - 3:49pm

i know how you feel!
i know how you feel!
… shotguneddie, 16 July, 2009 - 9:31am login or register to post comments

 
Always See Cats
Even tried rearing one, albeit unsuccessfully. Even played with them



But I was about to give up ever seeing the moth. Well worth the wait. What a breathtakingly beautiful creature!
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 16 July, 2009 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

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