Flight of the Black Witches (and other early June moth sightings)

Well, it's gotten interesting the past few days.  Just a couple of days ago, while visiting the wonderful BugGuide site, I noticed an entry that a Black Witch moth (Ascalapha odorata, #8649) was seen in Houston.  I was very surprised, because I didn't think they came through the area.  The entry was just the day before, so it got me thinking they might be seen in the area.  Lo and behold, just a few minutes later, I stepped outside, and there was one just below an overhang.  Very large indeed, and very beautiful.  The picture below really doesn't do it justice.

These very large moths - rated at 5 to 6" wingspans - apparently fly up from Mexico, starting in June.  The next day I saw other one, just about 2 miles away.  It looked a bit like a bird at first.  Based on the markings, both were females.

Another large moth recently seen was a Walnut Sphinx (male).  It was sitting on a willow tree, and a wasp came up to it and sort of harassed it.  The moth flew to the grass, where I got a picture of it:

Other moths seen for the first half of June include the following:

3218 - Sonia constrictiana (Constricted Sonia Moth) *
5156 - Nomophila nearctica (Lucerne Moth)
5218 - Palpita quadristigmalis (Four-Spotted Palpita Moth)
6326 - Macaria aemulataria (Common Angle Moth)
7173 - Leptostales pannaria (Pannaria Wave Moth)
8739 - Caenurgina erechtea (Forage Looper Moth) *
9669 - Spodoptera ornithgalli (Yellow-Striped Armyworm Moth)
9688 - Galgula partita (The Wedgeling)
10915 - Peridroma saucia (Pearly Underwing)
Also:
             Plume moth currently trying to identify
             Gelechiid moth currently trying to identify

And then those that got away...