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Black Witch in Texas
(03/31/2008) do you know what this is?
Bugman!
I have been searching on several identification sites for
the correct ID of the lepidopteran in the two pictures I have
attached. I have been unsuccessful in my pursuits, so
I am posing the question to you, "What is that bug?"
This moth was photographed 24 July 2007 in Richardson,
Texas (suburb of Dallas, Texas). I apologize for the
lack of information, and there are no good pictures of the
underside of the wings. I would love to know if you
can still ID this lepidopteran!
Amy Jones
Hi Amy,
This gorgeous creature is a Black Witch, Ascalapha odorata. You photo shows what big eyes they have.
Amusingly, we just received a request to created a dedicated
Black Witch page, and we will start with your image.
Thank you!!! That was such a quick answer...I am impressed!
Thank you for maintaining your website because it really
helps the amateur entomologist!
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