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Erebidae 930759 – 8649   Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)              Black Witch

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Similar Species: Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.) Synonymy: odorata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Phalaena) - MONA 1983: 8649 agarista (Cramer, [1777]) (Phalaena) odora (Linnaeus, 1764) (Phalaena) missp.

References

Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced. Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler, 2009. Moths of Western North America, Pl. 43.17m; p. 255. Book Review and ordering Species Page at BugGuide.Net Species Page at E. H. Strickland Museum Species Page at Mass Moths Species Page at Pacific Northwest Moths

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