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Black Witch
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Butterflies & moths

Black Witch

Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Names

EnglishBlack Witch
Dutch—
SpanishMariposa de la muerte
Chinese暗巫裳蛾
Sranan Tongokapelka (general name for the group)
Scientific nameAscalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)

About this species

The erebid moth Ascalapha odorata, commonly known as the black witch, 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 the United States. It is the largest noctuoid in the continental United States. In the folklore of many Central and South American cultures, it is associated with death or misfortune.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyErebidae
GenusAscalapha

In Suriname

35Records in Suriname
28iNaturalist observations
2010First record
2026Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo12
  • Sipaliwini9
  • Brokopondo4
  • Commewijne4
  • Marowijne2
  • Wanica1
  • Nickerie1
  • Para1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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