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07-31-2012, 09:57 AM
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Butterfly Educator Extraordinaire
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Ventnor City, New Jersey, USA
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Black Witch Moth
Have any of you ever seen one of these beauties?
Black Witch Moth: Large, Common, Bat-like, and Harmless | Texas Butterfly Ranch Quote:
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07-31-2012, 10:44 AM
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Cool-looking moth...even cooler-looking caterpillar.
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07-31-2012, 11:52 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Kentucky
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Wow, a seven inch wingspan, that would be something to see, and so pretty too!
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08-20-2012, 07:37 PM
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POM Judge & Official Non Gardener
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Buffalo, NY
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From the above-mentioned...
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08-21-2012, 05:49 AM
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The Bug Whisperer
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Monroe County, WV, USA
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According to the novel, it was a killer called 'Buffalo Bill' who did the pupa insertion. I found it odd that the moth used in illustrations for the movie was a deaths head sphinx moth, which belongs to an entirely different family (Sphingidae) than that of the black witch (Noctuidae)...
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08-22-2012, 11:23 AM
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Curious George & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Chapel Hill, NC
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I know several people who are afraid of large moths. I never knew there was a mythology about them regarding death.
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08-22-2012, 11:43 AM
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WG Hospitality & UAOKA recipient
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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08-22-2012, 09:27 PM
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Salamander
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Grimes County,Texas
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I was startled a couple of weeks ago one pre-dawn morning as I walked out under my carport. A very large black moth fluttered around me very much like a bat in its flight. I wondered what kind it was as it was remarkably large and the behavior was unusual. Perhaps it was a Black Witch---thanks for this thread; as always, informative!
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02-25-2013, 02:08 PM
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Grub
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Central Ohio
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A freshly eclosed black witch was found in Ohio last year. If the guy had not snapped a pic before the wings were fully formed, I would not have believed it possible.
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02-25-2013, 05:31 PM
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Offical Silphium Abuser
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: West Virginia
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LOVE Jim McCormac's blog--I've been following it for quite a while.
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