Snout Moth vs White Witch Moth

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Snout Moth	White Witch Moth
Scientific Name	Vitessa suradeva	Thysania agrippina
Order	Lepidoptera	Lepidoptera
Family	Pyralidae	Erebidae
Size	40-50 mm wingspan	250-310 mm wingspan
Habitat	Forests	Forests
Diet	Herbivores	Omnivores
Regions	Southeast Asia	Central America, South America
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Snout Moth

A large pyralid moth from Southeast Asia and New Guinea whose caterpillars spin webs on young leaves of poisonous shrubs. Adults have elongated labial palps forming a 'snout'.

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Did You Know?

Caterpillars can tolerate feeding on toxic plants that would kill most other moth species.

White Witch Moth

Holds the record for the widest wingspan of any moth or butterfly at up to 310 mm. A nocturnal neotropical species with pale grey-white wings and wavy dark markings.

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Did You Know?

With a wingspan up to 31 cm, the white witch moth has the widest wingspan of any living insect — broader than a dinner plate and rivaling small birds in flight.