White Witch (moth)

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Thysania agrippina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Thysania
Species: T. agrippina
Binomial name
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.

[edit] See also

Ascalapha odorata, the Black witch moth.

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