What does this mean for my 2012? The male black witch moth can have a 6 inch wing span. This one is a female – about 4 inch wing span. But still big.
In many cultures, one of these moths flying into the house is considered bad luck. A harbinger of death. Our moth didn’t actually come in. It stopped on our holiday wreath. What portends for 2012?
In Hawaii, Black Witch mythology, though associated with death, is happier. The moth is an embodiment of the soul of a dead loved one returning to say goodbye. I just hope it wasn’t Carlton’s Mother!