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)

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.