Ascalapha

"Otosema" redirects here. For the defunct legume genus, see Millettia.

Ascalapha is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae. The genus was erected by Jacob Hübner in 1809.^[1]

Ascalapha
Ascalapha odorata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Tribe:	Thermesiini
Genus:	Ascalapha Hübner, [1809]
Synonyms
Idechthis Hubner, 1821 Otosema Hubner, 1823

Species

• Ascalapha odorata (Linnaeus, 1758) – black witch