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Black Witch Moth

Ascalapha odorata

Description:

Family Noctuidae, female.

Habitat:

Semi-urban area on outskirts of San Cristobal de Las Casas.

Notes:

Came to porch lights.

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4 Comments

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

The female has this white stripe, the male not.

LaurenZarate
LaurenZarate 11 years ago

To Bayucca: How can you tell it is a female from a dorsal view? Lauren Zarate

ajfree77
ajfree77 11 years ago

This is a scary foto

bayucca
bayucca 11 years ago

Nice female!

LaurenZarate
Spotted by
LaurenZarate

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Oct 12, 2007
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012

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