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witch moth

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[wich mawth, moth] / ˈwɪtʃ ˌmɔθ, ˌmɒθ /

noun

  1. 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.

Etymology

Origin of witch moth

First recorded in 1905–10

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The white witch moth has the largest wingspan of any insect alive today.

From National Geographic

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