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Giant leopard moth
The giant leopard moth or eyed tiger moth (''Hypercompe scribonia'') is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is distributed throughout southern Ontario, and southern and eastern United States from New England to Mexico. 〔(''Hypercompe scribonia'' ), Butterflies and moths of North America〕 The obsolete name ''Ecpantheria scribonia'' is still occasionally encountered.
This species has a wingspan of . The wings of this moth are bright white with a pattern of neat black blotches, some solid and some hollow. The abdomen is dark blue with orange markings, the male has a narrow yellow line on the sides. Its legs have black and white bands. Adult moths are strictly nocturnal and do not generally fly before nightfall.〔 (2001). Diel flight periodicity and the evolution of auditory defences in the Macrolepidoptera. ''Animal Behaviour'' 62(2): 349–368. (PDF fulltext )〕
The caterpillar is of the "Woolly Bear" kind, with a thick coat of black bristles (setae) and red or orange colored bands between its segments, which become conspicuous when the caterpillar rolls into a ball for defense. Like the banded wooly bear, its hairs are not urticant, and do not typically cause irritation.
==Recorded food plants==
The caterpillar eats a variety of broad-leaf plants such as broadleaf plantains, dandelions and violets:
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