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Ascalapha odorata
black witch, black witch moth, mariposa de la muerte, duppy bat, mariposa-bruxa, ura, money moth, money bat
The black witch moth (Ascalapha odorata) is a large, bat-shaped nocturnal moth and the largest noctuoid in the continental United States. Females reach wingspans up to 24 cm, while males are smaller at approximately 12 cm. The species ranges from the southern United States through Mexico and Central America to Brazil and Argentina, with migratory populations reaching as far north as Canada. It holds prominent cultural significance across Latin America and the Caribbean, where it is widely associated with death, misfortune, and spiritual beliefs.
nocturnal migratory folklore pest caterpillar large-moth legume-feeder fruit-feeder cultural-significance death-omen Caribbean Latin-America Hawaii-introduced moth Lepidoptera Erebidae Ascalapha Ascalapha-odorata black-witch black-witch-moth mariposa-de-la-muerte duppy-bat mariposa-bruxa ura money-moth money-bat Phalaena-odorata Linnaeus-1758 largest-noctuoid continental-US bat-shaped iridescent white-bar green-spot orange-spot comma-spot nine-spot 24-cm-wingspan 12-cm-wingspan 7-cm-caterpillar Acacia Gymnocladus-dioicus Kentucky-coffeetree Senna-alata candle-bush mesquite Ficus banana overripe-fruit rainforest agricultural-pest Mexico Central-America South-America Brazil Argentina United-States Canada Hawaii migration spring summer death misfortune spiritual soul harbinger lottery money hair-loss duppy ghost screwworm Dermatobia-hominis misidentification Silence-of-the-Lambs Buffalo-Bill Kendrick-Lamar To-Pimp-a-Butterfly Thysania-agrippina white-witch Thysania-zenobia owl-moth noctuid Erebinae hexapod arthropod insect animal eukaryote metazoa animalia arthropoda insecta noctuoidea species accepted exact-match 32867-observations iNaturalist GBIF Catalogue-of-Life NCBI Wikipedia entomology guide structured record taxon conservative accurate informative factual clarity usefulness no-speculation no-inference no-fabrication no-repetition unique-content cautious-language direct-sentences concrete-statements high-completeness medium-completeness low-completeness no-inferred-content null-for-unsupported field-intent style-rules quality-rules JSON-schema output-format no-commentary no-extra-fields no-fluff no-filler no-taxonomy-repetition no-technical-jargon no-vague-generalizations no-'like-most-insects'no-'typically-feeds-on-plants'has-been-observed is-known-to supported justified explicitly-justified species-level-traits higher-taxa physical-description-only how-to-distinguish environment-conditions geographic-range-only timing-of-activity feeding-habits developmental-stages notable-actions ecosystem-role interaction-with-humans reason-for-similarity meaningful-misconceptions important-additional-context clear direct concise useful reliable sparse-data well-supported partial most-fields
Eucyrtopogon diversipilosis
Eucyrtopogon diversipilosis is a species of robber fly (Asilidae) described by Curran in 1923. The genus Eucyrtopogon contains small to medium-sized predatory flies that can be confused with the related genus Comantella, with which they share similar habitats and seasonal patterns. Very little specific information has been published regarding the biology or ecology of this particular species.
Asilidae robber-fly predator Diptera North-America Eucyrtopogon insect fly Curran-1923 diversipilosis diverse-hairs tibia-spur Comantella identification antennal-segments hair-coloration small-to-medium predatory similar-genera confusion taxonomy revision-needed seasonal-activity spring fall early late overwintering adults ground bare-soil open-fields humpbacked profile march-fly Bibionidae asilid mating wolf-spider Pardosa prey spider British-Columbia Nevada Utah Idaho California Colorado New-Mexico Alberta Front-Range eastern-Colorado Colorado-Springs Portales eastern-New-Mexico western-North-America checklist revision terminal-style third-antennal-segment mane Mohawk thorax legs 10-15-mm protected-places overwinter biology-unknown suspected observed Cannings Cole Dennis Lavigne Knutson Barnes Hull James Barr Stephens Nelson Bug-Eric Fly-Day-Friday March-12 November-29 2011 2013 2017 iNaturalist GBIF Catalogue-of-Life accepted exact-match 1-observation sparse-data inferred-content conservative factual clarity usefulness cautious-language has-been-observed is-known-to null unknown not-clearly-supported do-not-infer do-not-fabricate do-not-repeat unique-content non-overlapping direct-sentences concrete-statements high-level-overview physical-description distinguish environment conditions geographic-range timing feeding-habits developmental-stages notable-actions ecosystem-role interaction-with-humans meaningful important-additional-context clear direct avoid-fluff avoid-filler avoid-repeating-taxonomy avoid-technical-jargon concrete well-supported partial-but-reliable strictly-match JSON-schema no-extra-fields no-commentary entomology-guide accurate informative factual-correctness completeness verbosity speculation justified vague-generalizations like-most-insects typically-feeds-on-plants behaviors diet life-cycle-details host-relationships high medium low true false 3-5-sentences only how-to-distinguish must-include-reason only-if-meaningful only-for-important-additional-context avoid-overly-technical-jargon
Rhopalosoma nearcticum
Rhopalosoma nearcticum is a parasitoid wasp in the family Rhopalosomatidae. Its larvae develop as ectoparasitoids on crickets, with documented hosts including multiple Hapithus species and the Anaxipha exigua species-group. The species is found in the Americas from the United States to Brazil, though phylogenetic studies suggest at least two genetically distinct Rhopalosoma clades exist in America north of Mexico.
parasitoid ectoparasitoid cricket-parasite wasps hymenoptera rhopalosomatidae nearcticum brues-1943 americas united-states brazil mid-atlantic tennessee hapithus anaxipha gryllidae trigonidiidae barcoding phylogenetics genetic-clades larval-development host-specificity insect-parasitoid aculeata vespoidea apocrita hexapoda arthropoda insecta animalia metazoa eukaryota cypress-grove-nature-park jackson-tennessee open-journal-of-animal-sciences journal-of-hymenoptera-research gbif inaturalist catalogue-of-life ncbi-taxonomy wikipedia dna-barcoding new-host-record species-complex cryptic-species north-america central-america south-america mexico mexican-states utah distribution-records observations 327-observations 73 74 75 76 77 78 mxc mxe mxg mxi mxn mxs mxt uta accepted exact-match species-rank 1943 brues rhopalosoma-cresson hymenoptera-rhopalosomatidae america-north-of-mexico cricket-parasitizing-wasp habitat-abundances mid-atlantic-park ectoparasitoid-larvae host-species gryllidae-hapithinae trigonidiidae-trigonidiinae genetic-evidence second-species phylogenetic-analyses genetically-distinct-clades at-least-two-species documented-species larvae-collected collection-site nature-park conservative factual accurate structured entomology guide taxon-record json-schema high-level-overview physical-description distinguish similar-taxa environment conditions geographic-range timing activity feeding developmental stages notable actions habits ecosystem interaction meaningful additional-context clear direct concrete non-overlapping unique cautious observed known null supported justified inferred medium low sparse well-supported partial reliable critical-rules field-intent style-rules quality-rules output-format strictly-match no-extra-fields no-commentary priority correctness completeness clarity verbosity usefulness speculation vague generalizations fabricate behaviors diet-details life-cycle-details host-relationships fluff filler taxonomy prose technical-jargon concrete-statements abstract-descriptions