Ascalapha odorata

Distribution: western hemisphere.
Type locality: 'America'.
Synonyms: Phalaena attacus agarista Cramer 1777; Erebus odorata auct.
Source of record: listed by Gowdey (1926) p. 62 (as 'Erebus odorata'); M.J.C.B. collection.
Method of identification: illustrated in black and white by Kimball (1965) pl. 10, fig. 26.
Notes: this is the famous 'Bat Moth' or 'Black Witch Moth'.

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