Giant Leopard Moth - Hypercompe scribonia

Leopard Moth

I'm so excited to find this picture. I took a pic of one in Newark, Delaware and have been trying to find it on this site. Thank you sooo much! This is the first time I ever saw one. What a beautiful moth!

… Charis Williams, 20 June, 2015 - 7:29pm

giant leopard moth

One entered our house in Vigo County, Indiana, 5/28/2012, and I photographed it. Thanks bugguide.net for the quick ID. Afterwards I could find it in Covell's guide.

… Peter Scott, 28 May, 2012 - 9:51pm

saw my first one

in Shawano County, WI this morning amongst 30 Rosy Maple moths. This is a striking black on white dotted moth. Wish I could see the abdomen and the irridescent blue spots!

… WImothlady, 28 May, 2012 - 12:07pm

Leopard Moth Ft. Worth

I found one on my Fort Worth Texas doorstep this past week, with the end of the wings damaged. I picked it up thinking it was dead, but she moved her legs a bit so I put her in a ceramic tray off the ground. She laid some blue eggs in the tray that I found this morning.

… SarahS, 16 May, 2010 - 9:28am

i found 10 of these moths on

i found 10 of these moths on my front door and 4 on my back door. I have lived here my whole life and have never seen these moths... last night when my husband and i were watchin tv we could hear bugs hittin the house by the lights but i wasn't expecting to see these big moths... we thought it was junebugs... but what r they and where do they come from cause like i said i have never seen these before... how do i post pics of them on here? or where can i look to find out info on them cause my youngest son & i are so scared of moths...

… Mandy Paschall, 21 March, 2011 - 2:12pm

Found one in Catawba County

I found this moth on the front steps of Wesley Chapel UMC near Newton, NC. I put in my bug box to be identified at school. Only one like this I have ever seen.

… Angela Detter, 12 July, 2011 - 3:20pm