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The Mothman is an important part of West Virginia art and folklore. This is The Mothman Wiki, a place for all things Mothman related. It was created on February 10th 2016 and currently has 100 articles documenting and preserving all things about the folklore and the overall effect this character has on our culture.

The Mothman has been described as a bipedal winged humanoid creature; half man, half monster. Hes been said to fly over 100 mph. Descriptions of his coloration vary from grey to brown but are typically grey. He is often reported to be about six or seven feet tall with a wingspan of about ten to fifteen feet. His most prominent features are his large bright red glowing, or at least reflective, eyes. Hes usually described as not having arms or a head. Most other details such as texture seem to differ between witnesses.

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-<div style="border:4px #808080 ridge; padding:Spx;text-align:center;margin-bottom:3px;display:block;"><h2>'''Welcome to The Mothman Wiki!'''</h2>The Mothman is an important part of West Virginia Art and Folklore. This is The Mothman Wiki, A place for all things Mothman related. It was created on February 10th 2016 and currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles documenting and preserving all things about the folklore and the overall affect this character has on our culture.
+<div style="border:4px #808080 ridge; padding:Spx;text-align:center;margin-bottom:3px;display:block;"><h2>'''Welcome to The Mothman Wiki!'''</h2>The Mothman is an important part of West Virginia art and folklore. This is The Mothman Wiki, a place for all things Mothman related. It was created on February 10th 2016 and currently has {{NUMBEROFARTICLES}} articles documenting and preserving all things about the folklore and the overall effect this character has on our culture.
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-Moth69.PNG|The Legend Begins|link=http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Scarberry_and_Mallette%27s_Mothman_Sighting|linktext=November 15th 1966, The Scarberry and Mallette MothMan Sighting.
+Moth69.PNG|The Legend Begins|link=https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Couples_See_Man-Sized_Bird...Creature...Something|linktext=November 15th 1966, The Scarberry and Mallette MothMan Sighting.
 Moth694.PNG|The Silver Bridge Collapse|link=http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/The_Silver_Bridge_Collapse|linktext=December 15th 1967, The Mothman legend goes silent after a tragedy.
-Moth695.png|Bob Roach's Statue|link=http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/The_MothMan_Statue|linktext=The Famous Mothman Statue in Point Pleasant, WV.
+Moth695.png|Bob Roach's Statue|link=http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mothman_Statue|linktext=The famous Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, WV.
 Moth696.png|The Mothman Museum|link=http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/The_Mothman_Museum|linktext=Opened in 2005 and run by Jeff Wamsley.
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-The Mothman is said to be a dark omen that predicts tragedy. Hes been described as a <span style="font-weight:normal;">half man, half monster, a </span>bipedal winged humanoid creature. <span style="font-weight:normal;">Hes been said to fly over 100 mph. Descriptions of his coloration vary from </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">grey to brown but are typically grey. </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">He is often reported to be about six or seven feet tall with a wingspan of about ten to fifteen feet. </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">His most prominent features are his </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">large bright red glowing, or at least reflective, eyes. Hes usually</span> described as not having arms or a head. Most other details <span style="font-weight:normal;">such as texture seem to </span>differ between witnesses.
+<nowiki> </nowiki>The Mothman has been described as <span style="font-weight:normal;">a </span>bipedal winged humanoid creature; half man, half monster. <span style="font-weight:normal;">Hes been said to fly over 100 mph. Descriptions of his coloration vary from </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">grey to brown but are typically grey. </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">He is often reported to be about six or seven feet tall with a wingspan of about ten to fifteen feet. </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">His most prominent features are his </span><span style="font-weight:normal;">large bright red glowing, or at least reflective, eyes. Hes usually</span> described as not having arms or a head. Most other details <span style="font-weight:normal;">such as texture seem to </span>differ between witnesses.
-  '''List Of Known Sightings [The Thirteen Months]:'''
-  . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Perched_Humanoid_-_November_1st_1966 National Guardsmen, Point Pleasant WV, November 1st 1966]
-    . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Indrid_Cold (Indrid Cold) Woodrow Derenberger, Parkersburg WV, November 2nd 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Kenneth_Duncan%27s_Mothman_Sighting Kenneth Duncan and four others, Clendenin WV, November 12th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Merle_Partridge%27s_Mothman_Sighting Merle Partridge, Salem WV, November 14th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Scarberry_and_Mallette%27s_Mothman_Sighting Scarberry and Mallette Couples, Point Pleasant WV, November 15th 1966 ]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Poltergeist_Activity_In_The_Scarberry_Homes (Poltergeist Activity) Scarberrys, Pt Pleasant WV, Throughout Nov '66 - Dec '67]
-    . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Mothman_On_The_Scarberry%27s_Roof Scarberry Couple, 13th Street Pt Pleasant WV, Throughout Nov '66 - Dec '67 ]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Marcella_Bennett%27s_Mothman_Sighting Marcella Bennett, her brother Raymond Wamsley and his wife Cathy,]
- [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Marcella_Bennett%27s_Mothman_Sighting Point Pleasant WV,  November 16th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Quick_Car_Chase_-_November_17th_1966 Teenage boy, Route 7 near Cheshire Ohio, November 17th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Firemen_-_November_18th_1966 Paul Yoder and Benjamin Enochs, Point Pleasant WV, November 18th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Large_Bird_-_November_20th_1966 Couple, Point Ferry Branch WV, November 20th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Halfmoon_Eyes_-_November_20th_1966 Howard Miller, Dixie Nicholas County WV, November 20th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Gray_Creature_-_November_20th_1966 Six teenagers, Campbell's Creek WV, November 20th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Mothman_-_November_20th_1966 Brenda Jones and four others, Campbell's Creek WV, November 20th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Richard_West%27s_MothMan_Sighting Richard West, Charleston WV, November 21st 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Note_-_November_24th_1966 Two adults and two children, Pt Pleasant WV, November 24th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Tom_Ury%27s_MothMan_Sighting Tom Ury, Point Pleasant WV, November 25th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Ruth_Foster%27s_Mothman_Sighting Ruth Foster, St. Albans WV, November 26th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Four_Large_Birds_-_November_26th_1966 Marvin Shock and Ewing Tilton, Cat Creek Ohio, November 26th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Most_Peculiar_-_November_26th_1966_and_November_27th_1966 Woman and thirteen year old, Charleston WV, November 26-27th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Shelia_Cain%27s_Mothman_Sighting Shelia Cain and her younger sister, St. Albans WV, November 27th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Connie_Carpenter%27s_MothMan_Sighting Connie Carpenter, Mason County WV, November 27th 1966]
-  . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Bob_Bosworth%27s_Mothman_Sighting Bob Bosworth and Alan Coates, TNT Area North Power Plant WV, November 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Faye_Dewitt-Leport%27s_Mothman_Sighting Faye Dewitt-Leport with her siblings, Point Pleasant WV, November 1966]
-    . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Men_In_Black#MIB_Encounters_In_Point_Pleasant.2C_WV_: (Men In Black) Faye Dewitt-Leport and her brother, TNT Area, November 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Lawrence_Gray%27s_Mothman_Sighting Lawrence Gray, Jefferson Avenue Pt Pleasant WV, Fall 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Everett_Wedge%27s_Mothman_Sighting Everett Wedge, Henry Upton, Ernie Thompson, Leo Edwards and Eddie Adkins, ]
- [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Everett_Wedge%27s_Mothman_Sighting Point Pleasant WV, December 4th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Mailman.27s_Fly_by_-_December_6th_1966 Mailman, Maysville Kentucky, December 6th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Eyes_in_The_TNT_-_December_6th_1966 Two adults, TNT Area Pt Pleasant WV, December 6th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Giant_Bird_-_December_7th_1966 Four women, Ohio Athens-Hocking County, December 7th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Abandoned_Factory_Mothman_Sighting_9:00PM_December_7th_1966 Around five People, The TNT Area WV, December 7th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Fly_By_-_December_11th_1966 Katluyn Beaver, Wilson Straight WV, December 11th 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Loretta_Faye_Campbell%27s_Mothman_Sighting Loretta Faye Campbell, Point Pleasant WV, 1966]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Mabel_McDaniel%27s_Mothman_Sighting Mabel McDaniel, Point Pleasant WV, January 11th 1967]
-    . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Men_In_Black#Mary_Hyre_vs_MIB: (Men In Black) Mary Hyre, Newspaper Office WV, January 1967]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Men_In_Black#Connie_Carpenter.27s_MIB_Encounter: (Men In Black) Connie Carpenter, Mason County WV, February 22nd 1967]
-    . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Beau_Shertzer%27s_Bloodmobile_Chase (UFO) Beau Shertzer and Nurse, Point Pleasant WV, March 5th 1967]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Men_In_Black#Mary_Hyre_vs_MIB: (Men In Black) Mary Hyre, Streets of Pt Pleasant WV, May 5th 1967]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Mothman_And_UFO_-_May_19th_1967 Brenda Stone and another woman, Route 62 TNT Area Pt Pleasant WV, May 19th 1967]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Virginia_Thomas%27s_Mothman_Sighting Virginia Thomas, TNT Area Igloos Pt Pleasant WV, November 2nd 1967]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Short_MothMan_Sightings#Hunters_See_Mothman_-_November_1967 Four male hunters, Chief Cornstalk Park WV, November 1967]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Men_In_Black#Mary_Hyre_vs_MIB: (Men In Black) Mary Hyre, Newspaper Office WV, December 22nd 1967]
- . [http://themothman.wikia.com/wiki/Elderly_Businessman%27s_Mothman_Sighting Elderly businessman, Point Pleasant WV]
-    [The Silver Bridge Collapse - December 15th 1967]
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-He is Real!
-He could be real, There has got to be something to this!
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-Its probably a crane or an owl or something...right?
-He is totally fake!
-Hes Fake, but its interesting Folk lore.
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