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Black Witch - Hodges#8649 (Ascalapha odorata)
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Copyright © 2017
Pam Otto
Unknown moth -
Ascalapha odorata
St. Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA
June 23, 2017
Size: Approx. 8 cm
The moth was seen around 8:30 am, tucked into a corner of a picnic pavilion at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve. Possible Zale spp?
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Contributed by
Pam Otto
on 25 June, 2017 - 12:17pm
Last updated 25 June, 2017 - 2:32pm
Moved
First record in BG from IL (but see
MPG
).
Moved from
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Tony Leukering
, 25 June, 2017 - 2:32pm
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no, a Black Witch
Ascalapha odorata
, male.
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Rose L
, 25 June, 2017 - 2:10pm
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Female? Males don't have the
Female? Males don't have the whitish band across the wings.
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Hexapoda
, 13 June, 2021 - 10:57pm
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Awesome! I saw a female sever
Awesome! I saw a female several years ago. Males are way different. Thank you!
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Pam Otto
, 25 June, 2017 - 2:42pm
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