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witch moth
[ wich mawth, moth ]
noun
- any of several large moths of the family Erebidae, superfamily Noctuoidea, especially the blackish, bat-shaped Ascalapha odora black witch of Central and North America.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of witch moth1
First recorded in 1905–10
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These days the biggest wingspan belongs to the beautiful white witch moth of Central and northern South America, which measures from 10 inches to nearly a foot across, says Katy Prudic, an entomologist at the University of Arizona.
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The white witch moth has the largest wingspan of any insect alive today.
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