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Black Witch - Hodges#8649 (Ascalapha odorata)
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Copyright © 2010
stoma
large brown moth with white bands and eye spots on rear wings -
Ascalapha odorata
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torrance, los angeles County, California, USA
August 13, 2010
Size: 4+ inches
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Contributed by
stoma
on 14 August, 2010 - 12:11pm
Last updated 14 August, 2010 - 4:19pm
Moved
Moved from
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Your
Ascalapha odorata
is a female. Interesting information and some of the records can be seen at
Texas Ento
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Maury J. Heiman
, 14 August, 2010 - 4:18pm
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You've got a...
... Black witch, Ascalapha odorata
.
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Carmen Champagne
, 14 August, 2010 - 12:20pm
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black witch
is it strange to find this in southern california??
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stoma
, 14 August, 2010 - 12:32pm
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Not especially strange.
The guide page says that their range encompasses "South and Central America, straying far north in the United States and southern Canada."
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Carmen Champagne
, 14 August, 2010 - 12:54pm
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you are wonderful..thanks so
you are wonderful..thanks so much
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stoma
, 14 August, 2010 - 1:01pm
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thank you---wow you folks are
thank you---wow you folks are fast
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stoma
, 14 August, 2010 - 12:24pm
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