Giant Leopard Moth (Hypercompe scribonia)
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Butterflies and mothsIn Franklin County, Ohio

Giant Leopard Moth

Hypercompe scribonia Stoll

Giant Leopard Moth in all of Ohio
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Family
Erebidae
Genus
Hypercompe
Near Franklin County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 0 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (14)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (55)
  • Recorded, season not shown (19)
  • Season shown (0)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Giant Leopard Moth by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County43 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County28 · Recorded, season not shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyNo qualifying records yet
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County44 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyNo qualifying records yet
Delaware CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fayette CountyNo qualifying records yet
Franklin County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County61 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland County77 · Recorded, season not shown
Hocking County49 · Recorded, season not shown
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyNo qualifying records yet
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lucas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Madison CountyNo qualifying records yet
Mahoning CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Marion CountyNo qualifying records yet
Medina County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County21 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland County22 · Recorded, season not shown
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyNo qualifying records yet
Scioto County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyNo qualifying records yet
Stark County50 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County65 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Warren CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Franklin County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 36 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Franklin County · records of all species each week, 95,840 in all

Records per week from 36 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Giant Leopard Moth in Franklin County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Giant Leopard MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1000417
Jan 11–1700236
Jan 18–2400236
Jan 25–3100236
Feb 1–700244
Feb 8–1400360
Feb 15–2100270
Feb 22–2800401
Mar 1–700483
Mar 8–1400567
Mar 15–2100561
Mar 22–2800750
Mar 29 – Apr 4111,310
Apr 5–11001,456
Apr 12–18002,408
Apr 19–25112,525
Apr 26 – May 2112,812
May 3–9002,785
May 10–16002,381
May 17–23002,651
May 24–30112,735
May 31 – Jun 6002,861
Jun 7–13002,986
Jun 14–20642,980
Jun 21–27333,051
Jun 28 – Jul 4423,121
Jul 5–11533,399
Jul 12–18113,754
Jul 19–25003,305
Jul 26 – Aug 1003,347
Aug 2–8003,803
Aug 9–15003,507
Aug 16–22223,137
Aug 23–29003,249
Aug 30 – Sep 5333,487
Sep 6–12003,215
Sep 13–19113,368
Sep 20–26002,586
Sep 27 – Oct 3223,624
Oct 4–10222,701
Oct 11–17112,107
Oct 18–24001,201
Oct 25–31111,123
Nov 1–711789
Nov 8–1400798
Nov 15–2100468
Nov 22–2800522
Nov 29 – Dec 500225
Dec 6–1200234
Dec 13–1900392
Dec 20–2600254
Dec 27 – Jan 200422

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult mid-June to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4.

From 20 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Only 16 records here are marked as caterpillars, too few to show a caterpillar season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Early April to late July, middle week late June, and again late August to late November, middle week mid-October

Recorded in two separate seasons, each shown with its own early, middle and late weeks.

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 1,408 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Giant Leopard Moth in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Giant Leopard MothYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–10226,211
Jan 11–17005,146
Jan 18–24334,645
Jan 25–31114,698
Feb 1–7006,023
Feb 8–14115,888
Feb 15–21115,436
Feb 22–28656,846
Mar 1–7448,321
Mar 8–149710,384
Mar 15–215412,620
Mar 22–281113,949
Mar 29 – Apr 45319,661
Apr 5–1110726,860
Apr 12–1810739,925
Apr 19–258841,623
Apr 26 – May 213656,391
May 3–916752,952
May 10–1611653,785
May 17–2316957,698
May 24–3022954,651
May 31 – Jun 617553,099
Jun 7–1342853,700
Jun 14–20761056,625
Jun 21–271031055,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4941058,477
Jul 5–11761061,336
Jul 12–1899964,722
Jul 19–2582869,753
Jul 26 – Aug 122759,416
Aug 2–820659,712
Aug 9–158755,994
Aug 16–2223854,328
Aug 23–299551,772
Aug 30 – Sep 526957,167
Sep 6–1239859,075
Sep 13–1935854,543
Sep 20–2641845,860
Sep 27 – Oct 364943,180
Oct 4–1051937,841
Oct 11–1769830,824
Oct 18–2466921,156
Oct 25–31491019,021
Nov 1–759914,172
Nov 8–1443812,621
Nov 15–211267,965
Nov 22–281468,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51156,083
Dec 6–12226,004
Dec 13–19445,423
Dec 20–26225,661
Dec 27 – Jan 2658,459

Reported as an adult

Usually reported as an adult early June to mid-July, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4.

From 601 records that are marked as adults. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as an adult, not when adults are about.

Reported as a caterpillar

Usually reported as a caterpillar early April to mid-November, middle week Sep 27 – Oct 3.

From 799 records that are marked as caterpillars. Not every photo is marked with a life stage, so this shows when people reported it as a caterpillar, not when caterpillars are about.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Telling it apart

From what Ohio’s records show. Only what the records support is shown.

Often confused with

  • Isabella Tiger Moth Pyrrharctia isabellaOften confused in Ohio: 16 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Virginian Tiger Moth Spilosoma virginicaOften confused in Ohio: 12 identifications in Ohio named one where the other was meant
  • Salt Marsh Moth Estigmene acrea368 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Agreeable Tiger Moth Spilosoma congrua219 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Hebrew Moth Polygrammate hebraeicum35 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

When each is reported

  • All recordsNo season shown · 1,408 records
  • Reported as an adultUsually early June to mid-July, middle week late June · 601 records
  • Reported as a caterpillarUsually early April to mid-November, middle week late September · 799 records

Not every photo is marked with a sex or a sign, so these show when people reported each, not when it happens.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed54%49%
Forest30%31%
Farmland14%11%
Wetland2%5%
Open water0.5%3%
Barren0.2%0.6%
Grassland and shrub0.1%0.9%

From 831 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
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Records behind the Ohio result

1,408 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.