Category Archives: insects

Happy Birthday Mothman

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Regan Lee

Loren Coleman at Cryptomundo writes about Mothman’s “birthday” — it was 44 years ago November that witnesses encountered the winged, humanoid creature in Pt. Pleasant, West Virginia. From Cryptomundo: On November 15, 1966, the World was introduced to the phenomenon … Continue reading →

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Mothman in Germany?

Posted on September 26, 2010 by Regan Lee

Phantoms and Monsters has an item, with photos, of a possible Mothman seen in the sky in Germany. I love the red eyes on this thing, though I think it looks like either a balloon of some kind, or, photo-shopped/hoax, … Continue reading →

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Giant Moth

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Regan Lee

Cryptomundo has an item, with photos, of a beautiful and very large moth.

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SyFy Mothman Clip

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Regan Lee

I managed to miss this movie. From this clip, not sure I missed anything great. Good looking Mothman though, with great red glowing eyes, but they have Mothman growling. I had to laugh at the last line: “At the end … Continue reading →

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What is it? “A moth, a bee and a crayfish”?

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Regan Lee

Photo here of an unidentified insect. According to the person who sent in the photo, her yard was full of these odd flying insects, described as a combination of a “moth, a bee, and a crayfish.”

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“Butterfly” Crop Circle, or Mothman?

Posted on August 10, 2009 by Regan Lee

This is a great image of a crop circle “butterfly” on the Coast to Coast site. But as Lesley commented on The Debris Field (where I found the link) it looks more like Mothman, and I agree. Definitely Mothman!

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The Crusader Moth

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Regan Lee

Image of an odd moth on the Coast to Coast site.

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Discovery of Vampire Moth in Russia

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Regan Lee

Just in time for Halloween. It sounds too good to be true, if it’s possible to consider a blood sucking, large moth “good,” but it is true. In Russia, scientists have found a moth that’s evolved from a fruit eating/sucking … Continue reading →

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