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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths (Bombycoidea) » Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths (Saturniidae) » Silkmoths (Saturniinae) » Attacini » Eupackardia » Calleta Silkmoth - Hodges#7763 (Eupackardia calleta)
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Giant black moth - Eupackardia calleta - male
Copyright © 2017 Dave Barker

Giant black moth - Eupackardia calleta - Male
29.797499, -100.998049, Val Verde County, Texas, USA
October 23, 2017
Size: 19 cm wingspan
I want to guess its Ascalapha odorata because it's gigantic and black. I've never seen a black witch, but the the images I've seen online don't look like this.

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Giant black moth - Eupackardia calleta - male Giant black moth - Eupackardia calleta - male
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Contributed by Dave Barker on 26 October, 2017 - 9:55pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ryan St Laurent, 26 October, 2017 - 10:24pm login or register to post comments

Maybe something near
… john and jane balaban, 26 October, 2017 - 10:10pm login or register to post comments

 
This is a Calleta Silkmoth, E
This is a Calleta Silkmoth, Eupackardia calleta.
… Jim Weber, 24 January, 2024 - 11:41am login or register to post comments

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