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Ascalapha odorata Quite common during the summer months. People fear them because they tend to favour dark places in homes. They are mistakenly called "ura", name by which we call the Dermatobia hominis fly. Ascalapha odorata,Geotagged,Lepidoptera,Night,Paraguay,Summer,moths Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Ascalapha odorata

Quite common during the summer months. People fear them because they tend to favour dark places in homes. They are mistakenly called "ura", name by which we call the Dermatobia hominis fly.

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The erebid moth "Ascalapha odorata" is a large bat-shaped, dark-colored nocturnal moth, normally ranging from the southern United States to Brazil. "Ascalapha odorata" is also migratory into Canada and most states of United States. It is the largest noctuoid in the continental United States.

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Similar species: Moths And Butterflies
Species identified by Tito Lahaye
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By Tito Lahaye

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Uploaded Feb 29, 2016. Captured Feb 27, 2016 19:58 in Unnamed Road, Paraguay.
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Captured in the summer. More summer photos.