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Black Witch

Ascalapha odorata

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Field Notes

Description:

Large moth with "eye" marks mid-way out on wings, a white-ish "V" mark across the back and both light and dark brown mottled colors around the rest.

Habitat:

This moth was spotted in a hallway entrance to a hostel in the middle of the Guatemalan city of Antigua.

Species ID Suggestions

Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

Comments (2)

Noctuidae, Ascalapha odorata, female.

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