Black Witch Moth visits our bedroom at Chichen Itza

One of these flew into our room and stayed for a few days flitting about. It is a large and impressive moth.

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WildFlower

Lion

A duplicate species entry was generated that's why I changed the ID to the main one. Posted 8 years ago
1. Barry
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, I noticed it and was surprised but wasn't sure how to fix it since I had chosen the species that came up on the species identifyer. I am still working on my other butterfly identification. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. WildFlower
    
    Lion
    
    It seems that the system malfunctions every once in a while. A few of the new species didn't have the full taxonomy assigned. I was not sure if I would be able to fix it either, but I did and asked Ferdy to delete the duplicate species entry.
    If you are stuck I can try to identify it. Posted 8 years ago, modified 8 years ago
  2. 1. Ferdy Christant
      
      Lion
      
      I'm not entirely sure, but this pattern seems to happen when a species' name is detected as "API". One such faulty entry then affects species created after that moment. Posted 8 years ago

The Black Witch

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 WildFlower