Ascalapha odorata
The erebid moth Ascalapha odorata bears the common name Black Witch. It is considered a harbinger of death in Mexican and Caribbean folklore. In Spanish it is known as "Mariposa de la muerte" (Mexico & Costa Rica), "Pirpinto de la Yeta" (Argentina), "Tara Bruja" (Venezuela) or simply "Mariposa negra" (Colombia); in Nahuatl (Mexico) it is "Miquipapalotl" or "Tepanpapalotl" (miqui = death, black + papalotl = moth); in Quechua (Peru) it is "Taparaco"; in Mayan (Yucatán) it is "X-mahan-nah" (mahan = to borrow + nah = house); in Jamaica and the Caribbean, the moth is known as the "Duppy Bat" or "Money moth". Other names for the moth include the Papillion-devil, La Sorcière Noire, or the Mourning or Sorrow moth. In Paraguay the species is called "Ura" and the same name is applied to the larva of
primaryTopic
Ascalapha odorata
The erebid moth Ascalapha odorata bears the common name Black Witch. It is considered a harbinger of death in Mexican and Caribbean folklore. In Spanish it is known as "Mariposa de la muerte" (Mexico & Costa Rica), "Pirpinto de la Yeta" (Argentina), "Tara Bruja" (Venezuela) or simply "Mariposa negra" (Colombia); in Nahuatl (Mexico) it is "Miquipapalotl" or "Tepanpapalotl" (miqui = death, black + papalotl = moth); in Quechua (Peru) it is "Taparaco"; in Mayan (Yucatán) it is "X-mahan-nah" (mahan = to borrow + nah = house); in Jamaica and the Caribbean, the moth is known as the "Duppy Bat" or "Money moth". Other names for the moth include the Papillion-devil, La Sorcière Noire, or the Mourning or Sorrow moth. In Paraguay the species is called "Ura" and the same name is applied to the larva of
has abstract
Ascalapha odorata es una espec ...... menta de plátanos y mezquites.
@es
Ascalapha odorata is een nacht ...... rte dood' en 'de zwarte heks'.
@nl
The erebid moth Ascalapha odor ......
* Larva
* On an adult's hand
@en
Wikipage page ID
Wikipage revision ID
728,753,339
image caption
Female in Sao Paulo, Brazil
image width
synonyms
*Erebus odora
*Otosema odora
* ...... si (Paulsen in Philippi, 1871)
subject
comment
Ascalapha odorata es una espec ...... menta de plátanos y mezquites.
@es
Ascalapha odorata is een nacht ...... Acacia, Cassia en Piptadenia.
@nl
The erebid moth Ascalapha odor ...... ame is applied to the larva of
@en
label
Ascalapha odorata
@en
Ascalapha odorata
@es
Ascalapha odorata
@nl
