Lake Michigan Mothman: How Many Sightings Reported Since 2020? As someone who is irrationally terrified of moths, I can't even begin to understand why stories of the creepy, cryptid creature, the Mothman is just so dang fascinating. Now, I have fallen deep into the rabbit hole and I am taking you all down with me (insert evil laugh here). This should be fun...right? The Mothman: A Point Pleasant, West Virginia Legend The Mothman, according to Ultimate Unexplained, is a creature often described by those who have encountered him as "a 'bat-like humanoid.'" Basically, he has a body as big as a man, wings like a moth, big, red eyes, and giant wings that look like that of a bat.