Black Witch Moth Ascalapha odorata Taken at Night In Belize Botanic Gardens

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It is considered a harbinger of death in Mexican and Caribbean folklore. Synonyms Erebus odora Otosema odora Phalaena Bombyx odorata Linnaeus, 1758 Phalaena Bombyx odora Linnaeus, 1764 Erebus agarista Cramer, 1779 Erebus marquesi Paulsen in Philippi, 1871

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Size: 4500px × 3000px
Location: Belize Botanic Gardens , San Ignacio, Cayo District, Belize, Central America
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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