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Tiger Moths and ArctiidsWhat type of moth is this? Found in Texas
August 25, 2009
I found this moth clinging to the inside of my door. I put it gently outside, later it found its way back into the house. I have never seen anything like it. It did not seem to want to fly.
Yvonne , Jeremy and Isla
Texas
Giant Leopard Moth
Hi Yvonne, Jeremy and Isla,
This is a Giant Leopard Moth or Eyed Tiger Moth, Hypercompe scribonia. Many Tiger Moths do not eat as adults and they are attracted to lights. Though we don’t get Eyed Tiger Moths at our Los Angeles offices, we do get a relative known as the Painted Arachnis. Each year they are attracted to the porch lights and lay eggs on the wooden siding. The furry caterpillars, known as Woolly Bears, hatch and disperse where they are general feeders. According to BugGuide, Giant Leopard Moth “larvae feed on a great variety of broad-leaved plants, including banana, cabbage, cherry, dandelion, maple, orange, sunflower, violet, willow.“
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