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Black Witch Moth.

Ascalapha odorata

Description:

As mariposas pertencem a classe dos Insetos e a ordem dos Lepidópteros além da famíla dos Notodontídeos

Habitat:

Há em todo o mundo umas 100 000 espécies de mariposa e borboleta, até nas regiões geladas do norte e nas temperadas do sul. Mas a maior concentração é nos trópicos, especialmente no Brasil.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Black Witch Moth
Ascalapha odorata Ascalapha odorata


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4 Comments

Cris
Cris 10 years ago

Thank you bayucca!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Common name is Black Witch Moth.

Cris
Cris 10 years ago

Thank you bayucca!

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Erebidae, Erebinae, Thermesiini, Ascalapha odorata, female.
Yours is not as large as Thysania agrippina, which is the world largest moth (wingspan)!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thysania_ag...

Cris
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Cris

São Caetano do Sul, SP, Brazil

Spotted on Feb 27, 2014
Submitted on Feb 27, 2014

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