Talk:Giant leopard moth

is this the same as Hypercompe scribonia? See [1] Matt 14:28, 9 December 2005 (UTC)

Apparently so, according to [2]]

=)

Today I poked one of these (hoping it would show me it's abodomen so I could identify it, which it did) and it secreted two droplets of clear yellow liquid substance from the front of it's head. Is this moth "poisonous"? That's an interesting defensive behavior; at least, I've never seen a moth do that before.

sugarspidersilk@gmail.com (Gainesville, FL) Sugarspidersilk (talk) 01:28, 23 March 2008 (UTC)

I saw that too in Oklahoma City Oklahoma on May 18, 2010. What is it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.198.37.189 (talk) 12:45, 19 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi: Two things:

1.) Yes, this moth, when anxious or threatened, secretes a fluid (sometimes described as "foul-smelling" from its thorax (not its mouth). It's normal, if that's what you experienced. (If something really did come out of your moth's mouth, though, it wasn't. Normal, I mean.) As far as I know, the fluid isn't poisonous for humans -- meaning that when I've touched it, nothing happened. No rash or any sort of pain whatsoever -- it's sort of like getting pooped on. Of course, I haven't ingested the stuff, so I don't know if it's deadly in that regard; but I wouldn't eat poop, either. :)

2.) Lots of people are nervous about touching the so-called "woolly" caterpillars, and this article mentions the possibility of the setae "breaking off" and "causing a rash." Again, in my experience, this has never happened, i.e., the little hairs on this particular caterpillar, if they have broken off in or around the skin of my hand, have never caused any sort of reaction. Some hairy caterpillars, I believe, are not safe to handle, but this one isn't one of them. Having said that, though, I don't recommend handling any caterpillar more than is absolutely necessary -- but I'd say the same thing about a baby bird, or a delicate plant, or your own eyeball.

That is all. Hope it helps. Sugarbat (talk) 05:07, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Wooly bear or not?

A recent edit changed the article to remove the portion stating that this is not a wooly bear. However, if you follow the link to wooly bear, you get an article to Arctiidae, which family includes the Giant Leopard Moth, so it would seem it IS a wooly bear. This apparent contradiction needs to be resolved before the edit is remade (maybe link to something other than Arctiidae?). Victor Engel (talk) 14:07, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

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Range

Upon expansion this article needs a "Range" section. Otr500 (talk) 09:23, 17 October 2023 (UTC)