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Black Witch Moth.

Ascalapha odorata

Photo by Cris
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-23.6241, -46.5542

Field Notes

Description:

As mariposas pertencem a classe dos Insetos e a ordem dos Lepidópteros além da famíla dos Notodontídeos

Habitat:

Há em todo o mundo umas 100 000 espécies de mariposa e borboleta, até nas regiões geladas do norte e nas temperadas do sul. Mas a maior concentração é nos trópicos, especialmente no Brasil.

Species ID Suggestions

Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

Comments (4)

Thank you bayucca!
Common name is Black Witch Moth.
Thank you bayucca!
Erebidae, Erebinae, Thermesiini, Ascalapha odorata, female. Yours is not as large as Thysania agrippina, which is the world largest moth (wingspan)! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thysania_agrippina
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2014

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