Black Witch
Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Erebinae
Identification: Easily recognized by its large size and pointed forewing, which is blackish to brownish with typical noctuid pattern of lines and spots. Note large oval patch at outer margin, containing 2 rounded spots. Pinkish white bands beyond postmedial lines of forewing and hindwing in females, absent in males.
Wing Span: 11 - 15 cm.
Life History:
Flight:
Caterpillar Hosts: Cassia and catclaw.
Adult Food: Tree sap, overripe fruit.
Habitat:
Range: Tropical; regularly present in S. Florida and S. Texas in all months. Individuals migrate northward as far as Newfoundland and Minnesota, usually between July and October. Found northward more often than the Owl Moth (Thysania zenobia).
Conservation:
NCGR: G5 - Demonstrably secure globally, though it may be quite rare in parts of its range, especially at the periphery.
Management Needs:
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Verified Sightings
Displaying 961 - 984 of 989 verified sightings
Observation date: Oct 10, 1931
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Kansas State University Museum of Entomological and Prairie Arthropod Research)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 22, 1993
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (UW Insect Museum)
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Museum of SW Biology, UNM)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jun 14, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Weld County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 10, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Cook County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Aug 25, 1953
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Eaton County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection at Michigan State University)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 23, 1931
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Lancaster County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Division of Entomology at the University of Nebraska State Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 05, 1995
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (UW Insect Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 10, 1941
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (UW Insect Museum)
Region: Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (LA St. Arthropod Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Oct 11, 1958
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: San Diego County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (San Diego Natural History Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 30, 1926
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Marshall County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Illinois Natural History Survey Insection Collection)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 01, 1985
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Brown County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (University of Wisconsin)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 09, 1912
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Riley County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Kansas State University Museum of Entomological and Prairie Arthropod Research)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Aug 07, 1946
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (UW Insect Museum)
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (UW Insect Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Aug 06, 1992
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (UW Insect Museum)
Region: Vermilion Parish, Louisiana, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (LA St. Arthropod Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Aug 08, 1983
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: San Mateo County, California, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (California Academy of Sciences)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 30, 1919
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Ingham County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection at Michigan State University)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 01, 1958
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Platte County, Nebraska, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Division of Entomology at the University of Nebraska State Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jun 28, 1991
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Albany County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (UW Insect Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 25, 1963
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (UW Insect Museum)
Region: Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Museum of SW Biology, UNM)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 16, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Boulder County, Colorado, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Mike Quinn)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 11, 1910
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Lee County, Illinois, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Illinois Natural History Survey Insection Collection)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Sep 09, 1940
Submitted by: legacy.reporter
Region: Macomb County, Michigan, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Albert J. Cook Arthropod Research Collection at Michigan State University)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jun 25, 1934
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Clark County, Kansas, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (Kansas State University Museum of Entomological and Prairie Arthropod Research)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
Observation date: Jul 12, 2004
Submitted by: legacy.reporter (Jennifer Sanders)
Region: Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States
Verified by: legacy.verifier (UW Insect Museum)
Verified date: Jun 14, 2007
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