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Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

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.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Black Witch Moth (Male)
Ascalapha odorata


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2 Comments

Curator of Good
Curator of Good 11 years ago

Thanks for the help igorneau

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 11 years ago

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/8841...

Curator of Good
Spotted by
Curator of Good

Cartago, Costa Rica

Spotted on Jul 17, 2012
Submitted on Jul 28, 2012

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