White Witch (moth)
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| Thysania agrippina (Cramer, 1776) |
The White Witch moth (Thysania agrippina), also called the Birdwing Moth, Ghost moth, Great Grey Witch or Great Owlet Moth, is a large moth in the Noctuidae family. It has a wingspan of up to 12 inches (31 cm), making it the Lepidopteran with the biggest wingspan. (The Atlas moth, however, has a greater wing area.) The White Witch is found in Central and South America.
[edit] Additional pictures
 Chromolithograph of Thysania agrippina by Wyman and Sons, end of the 19th century |
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[edit] See also
Ascalapha odorata, the Black witch moth.
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