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Hantsmoths
The Lepidoptera (Moths and Butterflies) of Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Black Witch
Ascalpha odorata
Checklist Number
72.0826 [B&F: 2457c]
Verification
Record requires retention of specimen until confirmed, and may require dissection. Consult with CMR if unsure
Classification
Family:
Erebidae
Subfamily:
Erebinae
Genus:
Ascalpha
Species:
odorata
Authority:
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Introduction
A resident of central America. A strange inclusion on the British list, even as an Appendix A adventive, having been taken just once, at Kew Gardens in 1899 and obviously introduced, given the locality, via the horticultural trade.
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