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

© Maury Heiman
Distribution: Caution: A single range map dot for a Canadian province may represent records without specific location data.
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Synonymy: Phalaena odorata Linnaeus, 1758
Phalaena agarista Cramer, 1777
Phalaena odora Linnaeus, 1764
References
Ascalapha odorata
© Randy Newman - f.
Ascalapha odorata
© Ronnie Gaubert
Ascalapha odorata
© Maury Heiman - f.
Ascalapha odorata
© Carol Wolf
Ascalapha odorata
- 160mm – © Jim Vargo
Ascalapha odorata
© Henning von Schmeling

Ascalapha odorata
© Carol Wolf

Ascalapha odorata
© Carol Wolf

Ascalapha odorata
© Salvador Vitanza LG
Size: 96 mm
Ascalapha odorata
© Salvador Vitanza LG
Size: 96 mm

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