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black and white leopard moth
by: katey

i found one too and its a she but when i found her she was hurt but she lived :) i let her go i hope she has a good life lol
Giant Leopard moth
by: Moni

Jewel
Please read the comment on the bottom of the comment page to read about this moth. :-)
i found one too!
by: jewel

my grammy had one on6/19/09!does enyone know what it is called?
Giant leopard moth
by: Moni

Anonymous
They are not rare at all. It is just being at the right place at the right time! :-)

Since I have seen the caterpillar in my yard - I know the moth is there somewhere - it is just seeing it when it is around.
Us too!
by: Anonymous

We have one in our neighbors yard in Cranberry Twp, PA. How rare are they?
Giant Leopard moth
by: Moni

P landis
Glad you found one! I have seen the caterpillar here but have not seen the adult yet in Iowa.
I have one in Pennsylvania
by: p landis

It is beautiful. I didn't know what it was. I let it crawl on me for a few minuets and then put it on a plant. Its about 1 1/2 inches . It's body is a wonderful color too.
sorry ,,, I'm not techy so I can not take a picture.
I have one in Pennsylvania
by: p landis

It is beautiful. I didn't know what it was. I let it crawl on me for a few minuets and then put it on a plant. Its about 1 1/2 inches . It's body is a wonderful color too.
sorry ,,, I'm not techy so I can not take a picture.
Amazing
by: Cid White

Nature is nothing short of miraculous! Beautiful!
Giant Leopard moth
by: Moni

Henry
One other entry for Insect ID was of the caterpillar. So if you look for this title and view the caterpillar of your moth.
"Spikey Black Crawler with Red Rings"
Moth, what beauty
by: Nadine

I love it, I wish I had it in my garden. I have never seen one some beautiful before. Wow, I always though they were so boring. Not this one.
Giant leopard moth
by: Moni

Henry
You have a Giant Leopard moth laying eggs on your porch. I am jealous!
This insect overwinters as a caterpillar, then emerges as this beautiful moth in the spring. The larva grows to a long 'fuzzy' black caterpillar that will curl up quickly when disturbed - at that time you see the red bands between the black hairs. These caterpillars become about 2" long. They feed on many broadleaved plants including dandelion, cherry, maple, willow, cabbage. It mostly feeds on non economic plants so it is not a pest at all.
Enjoy watching all the stages as it develops! You could send us photos of each stage...would love to see a photo of the eggs!
Here is a site with photos.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/493/bgimage

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