could use some help

[Hank & Priscilla Brodkin]

> Ken Gowen wrote:
> 
> I live in San Diego.  A very large moth was on our screen.  We
> captured it and have been trying to find its identity, but to no avail
> yet.  It has a wing span of 4-5 inches approx.  It is a dark brown
> with some purplish irredescent markings .  The size of it is what is
> most remarkable.  Anybody out there know what type it is and is it
> typical to the San Diego, California area???  Thanks.  The Gowen
> family

It sounds like a Black Witch - an influx species from the south.
Cheers!
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	             Hank & Priscilla Brodkin
	          Carr Canyon, Cochise County, AZ
             SouthEast Arizona Butterfly Association
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