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black witch moth

Ascalapha odorata

Photo by EmilieChich
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Field Notes

Notes:

I found this butterfly on the mosquito screen at home, in Kourou, French Guiana, in the 1990s. Family Brassolidae?

Species ID Suggestions

Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

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Comments (2)
EmilieChich
Thanks Bayucca. Apparently this butterfly is considered to announce a case of death in the family. Well, fortunately this proved to be untrue! Like all other superstitions, for that matter...
bayucca
Noctuidae, Ascalapha odorata, female.

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