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I found this moth on the tire of our car in our carport here in Yuma, AZ. Having never seen one like this before, I took it’s picture. I sent it to our local paper, The Yuma Sun, for possible publication and asked if anyone could identify it. Katherine Krouse, page designer, sent me your web site. I immediately found several pictures of the Black Witch but none that showed how large it really is so I am sending my photo.
Fran Carlton
Yuma, AZ
Hi Fran,
Thank you for sending in your photo of a Black Witch. This is the time of year we get many letters requesting the identification of this enormous Owlet Moth. Perhaps they migrate north from Mexico to celebrate Mexican Independance Day (15 September) in the U.S. It was once thought that the Black Witch was not a permanent resident in the U.S., but new information supports them mating and reproducing in the Southern states.
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