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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Erebinae » Ascalapha » Black Witch - Hodges#8649 (Ascalapha odorata)
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butterfly or moth - Ascalapha odorata
Copyright © 2009 franliving771

butterfly or moth - Ascalapha odorata
boise, ada County, Idaho, USA
August 14, 2009
Size: 6.5 inches
I found this on my dining room wall looks like a butterfly but someone said it is a moth does anyone know what it is
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Contributed by franliving771 on 14 August, 2009 - 1:23pm

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… Tim Loh, 14 August, 2009 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

Moth
See The Black Witch. Nice find! These are usually rarely encountered this far north as they are mostly southern/tropical in distribution (northern specimens are strays from the south).
… Tim Loh, 14 August, 2009 - 1:32pm login or register to post comments

 
the black witch
Hi , Thanks for your info ,I looked it up & has some strange legends with this moth. No one is sick in my home so I guess I am safe however I read one that if one lands in your home or above your door you will win the lottery . Powerball is 212 million tomorrow so I will let you know how it goes
Francene
… franliving771, 14 August, 2009 - 1:54pm login or register to post comments

 
LOL!
I wish you all the best with that, Francene:-) Regardless, this is an important documentation that you have made with a high-quality image. Thanks for sharing it with us.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 August, 2009 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
I am happy to share it & appreciate ya'll helping me identify it.It is still sleeping on my wall I guess he will leave when he is rested . I do not want to harm him so we are just letting him hang out for now. Not to mention he is so big I am sure my pet's will think he is a bird so he is safer there for now.
… franliving771, 14 August, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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