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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Jul 08, 2008

I found this a couple of weeks ago and it stayed put for a couple of hours.. it was about 7 or more inches across from wing to wing tip.. boy was it beautiful.. I've never seen one before.

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jul 08, 2008

They are beautiful, it's a Black Witch Moth:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Witch_Moth

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Jul 08, 2008

Oh my lord, she's in a perfect place, with my gargoyle..lol.. I love it.. what a good name for it. I think it hatched in the mulch under the cypress bushes and was drying her wings.

Thank you so much fly_girl.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jul 08, 2008

I had no idea there was an Owlet moth that big. Wow! Here's its BugFiles page if you want to add pictures:


http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/5137/

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Jul 08, 2008

sure, I got another four photos, but they are almost identical to this one.. wish now that I had gotten sideviews.

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Jul 08, 2008

I just added it.. will add the other three photos after I download them.

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DonnaB Vancleave, MS(Zone 8b) Jul 09, 2008

Great find Antionette. I had one on my porch after we got TS winds from Ivan

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Gourd Mesilla Park, NM Jul 09, 2008

Thanks Donna,
It sure was a sight for me.. I've found several of those hummingbird moths around, they are so neat too..

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