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Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

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Field Notes

Description:

Big, brown moth.

Habitat:

Spotted on the balcony of a hostel facing the Caribbean Sea on the southern end of Costa Rica. Very warm, wet night.

Notes:

Often noted as a harbinger of death, nobody died that night.

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Ascalapha odorata

Species ID Suggestions

Black Witch Moth (Male)

Ascalapha odorata
Jacob Gorneau
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Jacob Gorneau
Awesome moth! Add this to my mission by the end of the week, and you will be awarded with a special limited edition patch! Here is the mission link: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8841449
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PublishedJuly 28, 2012

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