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Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

Photo by LeonardoMB
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Field Notes

Description:

This specimen was in a tree, on the local where I do my military training.

Habitat:

I found this specimen in a region of trasition between the Cerrado and Atlantic Forest.

Notes:

In many cultures, one of these moths flying into the house is considered bad luck. In Mexico, when there is sickness in a house and this moth enters, it is believed the sick person will die, though a variation on this theme (in the lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas) is that death only occurs if the moth flies in and visits all four corners of one's house.

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