Santiago
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ID giant moth
Anybody know what this is? Must have been a huge catapiller. That's a 2X4 it's sitting on. Taken at Bahia de los Angeles in August.
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It could be this one.....Ceanothus silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus.
We used to see them quite a bit in the warmer months...during moonlit nights on the patio. I had a cat once who would jump up about 4 feet and snag a
few to eat. Found just the wings outstretched on the flagstones the next day..must be tasty.
edited to add this file photo.
[Edited on 1-25-2008 by Pompano]
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CaboRon
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OH NO, not the dreded poisinous Mothra Giganticus !!!
Run for you lives, it has crossed the Sea of Cortez 
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Russ
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They love wine! But then they turn mean and .....
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Marla Daily
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BLACK WITCH
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)
A bat-like moth in the family Noctuidae. Black Witch moth are common to abundant throughout the New World tropics (south to Brazil).
The Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) is the largest moth, if not the largest insect, north of Mexico. It is often mistaken for a bat which it somewhat
resembles. It has a wing span up to 7 inches. The females are slightly larger and lighter than males and have a pale median band through their wings.
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Ken Bondy
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Here's one from Costa Rica:
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Santiago, look up the Black Witch
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Ken Bondy
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Wing detail. This looks like the species Pompano showed:
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Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding.
| Quote: | Originally posted by Marla Daily
Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata)
A bat-like moth in the family Noctuidae. Black Witch moth are common to abundant throughout the New World tropics (south to Brazil).
The Black Witch (Ascalapha odorata) is the largest moth, if not the largest insect, north of Mexico. It is often mistaken for a bat which it somewhat
resembles. It has a wing span up to 7 inches. The females are slightly larger and lighter than males and have a pale median band through their wings.
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Black witch moth
Looks like Ascalapha odorata or black witch moth. Tons of them in Sur.
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Ken Bondy
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Nice photo tehag!!
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November visitor in Mulege
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marv sherrill
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Black witch it is - Ken's are an Owls Eyes and Atlas moth (largest lepidopteran)
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CaboRon
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Beartiful photos you guys,
CaboRon
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