Tsume
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| [ID?] What is this moth?
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Ive had about 5 people ask me what this is. We are getting our kitchen remodeled and this flew out of the attic. It got hit with a swatter but it's still a bit alive. I did some googling and I thought maybeee a black witch but I'm not sure. Sorry for the extremely poor photo quality! |
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ErikVKing
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Kuwait | Is it a ... big ... moth?  |
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Wastelands
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July 22nd, @07:34PM
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It's hard to tell 100% from the pictures, but it appears to be a Black Witch Moth, Ascalapha odorata. Why did you swat it? =o(
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Tsume
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| said by Wastelands  :It's hard to tell 100% from the pictures, but it appears to be a Black Witch Moth, Ascalapha odorata. Why did you swat it? =o( Not me, my mom did it! I'd have let it go outside.
I can take another picture if needed but its all with a cell phone camera so I can't promise quality. |
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Wastelands
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clubs: | The main identifiers on this moth are: size, the two eyespots on the upper part of the wings, and the wavy pattern across the wings and body. I would say it is almost certainly a Black Witch Moth. |
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Mike00
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| said by Wastelands :I would say it is almost certainly a Black Witch Moth. Or was.  |
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