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Erebidae 930323 – 8146   Hypercompe scribonia (Stoll, 1790)              Giant Leopard Moth

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Larva and Host Plants: Host familiy: Asteraceae Bignoniaceae Brassicaceae Bromeliaceae Caprifoliaceae Conocephalaceae[Liverwort] Euphorbiaceae Fabaceae Fagaceae Illiciaceae Lauraceae Magnoliaceae Musaceae Nyctaginaceae Phytolaccaceae Pla..  Host genera: Bougainvillea Brassica Citrus Conocephalum[Liverwort] Euphorbia Lonicera Helianthus Illicium Lonicera Magnolia Musa Persea Phytolacca Plantago Plumbago Prunus Pyrostegia Quercus Ricinus Robinia Salix ...  Notes: polyphagous on low plants (Forbes 1960); broadly polyhagous on forbs & woody plants (Wagner 2005).  (Shropshire & Douglas 2025) Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: scribonia (Stoll, 1790) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8146 chryseis (Olivier, 1790) (Bombyx) confluens (Oberthür, 1881) (Ecpantheria) deflorata of authors; (not Fabricius, 1775) (Bombyx) misappl. denudata (Slosson, 1888) (Ecpantheria)

References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.)

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced. Hall et al., 2021. The Moths of North Carolina - website (identification, habitats and life history) Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online) Species Page at Block Island Moths Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at iNaturalist

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