Pictures of black witch moth. Posted by pat brennan. Its wingspan was at least 55 inches. A black witch moth landed on my back door in north los angeles and let me take pictures of it. Photo by nathalie fisher.
A black witch moth was spotted june 28 2019 by eric allix rogers near his south shore home. Eric allix rogers photo then as the moth sat on the wooden door rogers captured photos of the moth. Its called the black witch a giant moth more likely to be found in central and south america and some southern states. I walked outside at dusk last night and spotted this beauty.
The witch is backafter a four year hiatus black witch moths imposing but harmless creatures with a 7 inch wingspan have begun to show up in large numbers again across southern cal. It does yeah its got some pretty groovy patterns i mean mostly browns and grays but its got a couple of big eye spots and a bunch of wavy lines. Eric rogers saw the moth that appears to be tie dyed. The animal has been identified as a black witch moth which can often be confused with a bat published july 2 2019 updated on july 2 2019 at 626 pm a giant moth native to south and central.
Giant black witch moth spotted in south shore. Some local entomologists were excited to see that a man from chicagos south shore neighborhood photographed a giant moth more commonly seen in mexico and south america and along the southern border.