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Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large, mostly brown moth with iridescence on the wings.

Habitat:

Found in a small patch of rain forest at my resort, maybe 1/4 mile from the ocean/

Reference Links:

Black Witch Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758) | Butterflies and Moths of North…

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Comments (3)
Neil Ross
A beautiful spotting, Ashley. I love the name too.

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