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Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar - Hypercompe scribonia
Copyright © 2005 Hannah Nendick-Mason

Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar - Hypercompe scribonia
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
October 22, 2005
Size: 40 mm approx
I came across this one under a brush pile, where perhaps it was planning to spend the winter. I thought it was worth adding as we don't have another shot showing the orange-red spiracles in addition to the intersegmental rings.
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Contributed by Hannah Nendick-Mason on 23 October, 2005 - 2:39pm
Last updated 1 August, 2006 - 10:50am

I live in Philadelphia Pennsy
I live in Philadelphia Pennsylvania and it has freaked my husband and myself out to see a caterpiler so hairy, i knew it wasn't a butterfly but who would have guessed it turned into a beautiful moth, wow.
… sexynichele, 28 October, 2007 - 1:45pm login or register to post comments

giant leopard moth
I found one of these at my house. I didn't think they were common for this area. Massachusetts gets pretty cold in the winter!
… kricket924, 8 November, 2005 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
The range
is described here as Southern New England to Eastern Mexico. Conversely to your observation, I'm surprised they seem to go into winter hibernation so early in FL, where, frankly, it just doesn't get that cold!
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 8 November, 2005 - 9:42pm login or register to post comments

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