Fellow creatures in the urban jungle

Never underestimate the diversity of the urban jungle.  As Rebecca and I were walking to B44 with friends Steve and Nicole, we ran across this creature resting, nonchalant, on the ground.  When I looked over, after hearing Steve squeal like a kindergardener make a manly exclamation, I saw a dark shape at his feet that at first I thought was a small bat.  But no, it was a moth with wings nearly the length of the span of my hand.

Rebecca picked it up and brought it over to the light, where I snapped a picture of it with my phone.  I wonder if it's native to this area?  Stranger creatures have made longer journeys, no doubt.

Black Witch moth?

After a few minutes' searching on the internet, we're reasonably certain that this is a Black Witch moth (Ascalapha odorata), which, while not native to this area, does fly up from regions south, particularly in the summer.  It has wingspans of up to seven inches and is the largest moth -- and perhaps the largest insect -- you'll ever see in the wild, north of Mexico.  You won't be surprised to find out, given its size and shape, that it is sometimes mistaken for a bat, and not just by me.  This one is probably a male -- the females are even larger.