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Great Leopard Moth Caterpillar

South Carolina Public Radio | By Rudy Mancke
Published November 22, 2019 at 5:29 AM EST
Caterpillar of the great leopard moth.
Bill Bumgarner [CC BY-NC-ND 2.0] via Flickr
Caterpillar of the Great Leopard Moth.

The giant leopard moth or eyed tiger moth (Hypercompe scribonia) is a moth of the family Erebidae. They are distributed through North America from southern Ontario, and southern and eastern United States through New England, Mexico and down to Panama.
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Rudy Mancke
Rudy Mancke served as naturalist and co-host of South Carolina ETV's NatureScene, which began its long run in 1978. His field trips, broadcast nationwide, earned him a legion of dedicated viewers. Rudy's knowledge of the complex inner-workings of different ecosystems and his great admiration for the natural world make him the perfect guide. In fact, the National Wildlife Federation and the Garden Club of America honored his commitment to resource conservation with special awards. After retiring from SCETV, Rudy went on to become naturalist-in-residence at the University of South Carolina, Columbia. He hosted SC Public Radio's NatureNotes from 1999 until his death in 2023 at age 78.
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