Giant Leopard Moth

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Woolly bears are not true predictor of snowfall

The Vindicator 03 Oct 2022

Then there is the giant leopard moth caterpillar that is completely black ... The one most commonly mistaken for foretelling our winters is the banded woolly bear, of which the adult is the Isabella moth ... The most common in Ohio are the banded woolly bear, the yellow woolly bear, the salt marsh caterpillar and the giant leopard moth.

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Nature: Wandering woolly-bears well-known, but can they predict the winter weather?

The Columbus Dispatch 02 Jan 2022

I ended up seeing dozens of woolly-bears, and many giant leopard moth caterpillars (Hypercompe scribonia), which look similar ... A woolly-bear is the immature stage of the Isabella tiger moth (Pyrrharctia isabella) ... Giant leopard moth caterpillars also overwinter, are commonly seen roaming about, and greatly resemble black (bad winter) woolly-bears.

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RTS for Nov. 27

The Bradford Era 27 Nov 2021

MORE. The all-black wooly bear caterpillar spotted the other day by a reader doesn’t seem to be an anomaly ... She sent us a picture for proof ... They are the Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar ... The moth’s wings are bright white with black spots, has a wingspan of 3 inches ... ....

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November News: Frosty season is upon us as we transition to winter

News Watchman 19 Nov 2021

Here it is November 2021. Pike County has had its first frost, and we have had our first snow — just a dusting. Friends in Adams and Washington Counties received the same snow on that day. I heard that those north of us missed out this time ... Birds, deer, foxes, raccoons, opossums, mice, and squirrels, and Giant Leopard Moth caterpillars eat it ... .

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Joys of Yard Clean Up

Cedar Springs Post 18 Nov 2021

This week we found a Giant Leopard Moth caterpillar ... When lucky, you might see the adult moth standing on a screen door under a porch light ... They are the source for their appropriate name leopard ... Like the Giant Leopard Moth, this caterpillar contains glycerol antifreeze allowing it to survive in its winter nature niche.

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Yes, Coonties are a good fit for Florida

Citrus County Chronicle 31 Oct 2021

Leslie Derrenbacker. GARDENER GAL. Dear Gardener Gal ... Would appreciate your opinion. — Kim. Dear Kim ... From your photo, my best guess is probably a giant leopard moth. It also looks a lot like a woolly bear, which would have the adult being a tiger moth ... My fingers are crossed that it is a leopard. These are beautiful moths, pure white with black circles ... .

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Citrus County Chronicle 28 Oct 2021

... moth like the one shown.

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Can a woolly bear caterpillar predict weather?

The Vindicator 18 Oct 2021

The most common in Ohio are the Banded Woolly Bear, the Yellow Woolly Bear, the Salt Marsh Caterpillar and the Giant Leopard Moth ... It is most likely the caterpillar of the giant leopard moth — a.k.a. Great Leopard Moth, which looks all black until it curls up and then you can see red stripes on its sides.

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Cook: How to create your own national park

Times Free Press 25 Sep 2021

... and food for countless butterflies, bees, moths and insects ... "When you weed out plantain, you are eliminating the hitched arches moth from your yard, as well as buckeye butterflies, various tiger moths, and the giant leopard moth," writes Doug Tallamy in "Nature's Best Hope .".

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Secondary Colors in Nature

News Watchman 02 Aug 2021

When two primary colors blend, they produce secondary colors. Red and yellow make orange ... Nature comes in many shades, hues, tones, and tints ... Spotted Phosphilas are sphinx moths ... Other caterpillars, such as the Monarch and Giant Leopard Moth, use this same defense mechanism ... At my place, the Snowberry Clearwing moths have been especially fond of it ... .

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State bans use of insecticide commonly used on fruit trees

Cortland Standard 30 Jul 2021

Farmers who specialize in fruit orchards such as apples and peaches, might need to rethink their bug repellents ... Now we’re doing our best to catch up.” ... Central New York’s orchards face a number of boring insects, including the black stem borer beetle, dogwood borer moth, the giant leopard moth and ambrosia beetles ... .

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'Round the Square –– 10/24/18

The Bradford Era 25 Oct 2018

TODAY ... Doors open at 5.30 p.m ... COLOR ... But Google tells us this might be the larval stage of the giant leopard moth ... More from this section ... Paul ... In addition, there are approximately 260 species of tiger moths (the adult of the woolly bear caterpillar) in North America, and each species has slightly different color patterns and hair coverings ... ....

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For lovers of cute flying critters ( Pic heavy)

Democratic Underground 09 Oct 2018

Giant Silk Moth. Giant Silkworm Moth Face by ... Giant Leopard Moth.

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Thom Smith | NatureWatch: Weather, winds delaying monarch migration

The Berkshire Eagle 03 Nov 2017

It is the giant leopard moth caterpillar and, like the woolly bear, overwinters buried among fallen leaves ... Another common name for this up-to-3-inch caterpillar is giant woolly bear, and next spring it will emerge as an attractive large white moth with black roundish-square markings.