Photos / Sounds

What

White Witch Moth (Thysania agrippina)

Observer

gcwarbler

Date

May 27, 2024 01:19 AM EST

Description

It happened again! On my ninth and last night of mothing in Panama, this thing flew in. I mean, it literally flew in when I was at the sheet documenting other moths. I heard it before I saw it.…”fwaAPPP!!” And it’s déja vu all over again.
To be clear, it actually perched on the sheet in its normal vertical (?), head-to-the-side posture, but I've rotated the images here for display.
I measured this moth twice with my handy cm rule. Total wingspan measured 26.2-26.3 cm (each FW about 12 to 12.5 cm) or about 10.3 to 10.4 inches. That's not quite an inch smaller than the one I encountered 6-1/2 years ago. See, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9152365
The present location is at a different residence than the moth in 2017 but only 100 meters away; same small community in Alto Quiel, Los Naranjos, Chiriquí, Panama (a suburb of Boquete).

Photos / Sounds

What

Red-tailed Specter Moth (Euerythra phasma)

Observer

jcochran706

Date

March 26, 2022 05:06 AM CDT

Tags

Photos / Sounds

What

Black-crested Titmouse (Baeolophus atricristatus)

Observer

jcochran706

Date

March 21, 2022 12:39 PM CDT

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Photos / Sounds

What

Swift Feather-legged Fly (Trichopoda pennipes)

Observer

jcochran706

Date

October 16, 2020 03:36 PM CDT

Description

Berry Springs Park and Preserve

Photos / Sounds

What

Yellow-margined Flower Buprestid (Acmaeodera flavomarginata)

Observer

jcochran706

Date

October 16, 2020 03:10 PM CDT

Description

Berry Springs Park and Preserve

Photos / Sounds

What

White-tailed Kite (Elanus leucurus)

Observer

blubayou

Date

July 30, 2020 12:50 PM CDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Hooker’s Scratchdaisy (Croptilon hookerianum)

Observer

blubayou

Date

November 14, 2017 02:49 PM CST

Photos / Sounds

What

Four-spotted Pennant (Brachymesia gravida)

Observer

blubayou

Date

July 4, 2017 02:24 PM CDT

Description

lower green face and white line.