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The erebid moth Ascalapha odorata, commonly known as the black witch, is a large bat-shaped, dark-colored nocturnal moth, ranging from the southern United States to Brazil. It is the largest noctuoid in the continental United States. In the folklore of many Central American cultures, it is associated with death or misfortune.
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Fissicrambus fissiradiellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1863.
Trischistognatha pyrenealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and the southeastern United States, where it has been recorded from Georgia to Florida and from Alabama to Texas.
Glaphyria bilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and on the Virgin Islands.
Pyrausta carnifex is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Cajetan von Felder, Rudolf Felder and Alois Friedrich Rogenhofer in 1875. It is found on Hispaniola, Jamaica and the Virgin Islands.
Bicilia olivia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1878. It is found on Jamaica.
Desmia deploralis, the deploring desmia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Paraguay, Cuba, Jamaica and Florida.
Desmia ufeus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba and Florida.
Diacme mopsalis, the mopsalis diacme moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in South America, Central America, the Antilles and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, Florida, Oklahoma and Texas.
Eulepte inguinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil, French Guiana and in Jamaica, Cuba and Puerto Rico.
Loxomorpha cambogialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Jamaica, Puerto Rico Cuba and Florida.
Penestola bufalis, the black penestola moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the US states of Texas and Florida, as well as on the Antilles. It is an accidentally introduced species on the Galápagos Islands. The habitat consists of coastal mangrove swamps and shorelines.
Psara pertentalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Puerto Rico and Jamaica.
Syllepis marialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Poey in 1832. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Bahamas and Costa Rica.
Udea secernalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Puerto Rico, Jamaica and on Hispaniola.
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- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Moths of Jamaica
- ↑ The North American Nymphulinae and Scopariinae