Giant leopard moth

Giant leopard moth or Eyed tiger moth (Hypercompe scribonia)

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Giant Leopard moth, Hypercompe scribonia, Arctiid, portrait, Reared from larva collected (with permit) at Point Pelee National Park. Essex County, Ontario, Canada, Photographed July 1, 2008. Photographs, Videos and Text ©Jay Cossey/Biodiversity Institute of Ontario (BIO). All rights reserved. Contact: [email protected] My second book, "Familiar Butterflies of Indiana and their Natural History" is now available! Please check out my first book, "Southern Ontario Butterflies and…

Гигантская леопардовая медведица / Гигантская сумеречница / Giant leopard moth / Eyed tiger moth / Hypercompe scribonia #медведица #сумеречница #бабочка

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[this spans a month's time, from 21 April 2009 to 21 May 2009; i have, of course, raised several caterpillars since, even from eggs, but this was my first ever caterpillar-to-moth/butterfly (moth, in this case) experience.] an enormous black, spiny caterpillar was found during an evening walk, and taken home by me at the urging of my best friend, tim, since i have been very interested in observing the whole metamorphosis process of caterpillar to butterfly/moth, but had not yet come across a…

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