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Erebidae
930659 – 8434   Sigela basipunctaria (Walker, 1861)

© Ken Childs
Similar Species:
  • Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
Synonymy:
  • basipunctaria (Walker, 1861) (Acidalia) - MONA 1983: 8434
      Type locality: "East Florida".
  • melanosticta (Hampson, 1898) (Pseudocraspedia)
  • References
    • Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
    • Species Page at BugGuide.Net
    • Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.
    • Walker, F., 1861. Gemeotrites. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 23: 785.
    Sigela basipunctaria
    LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Sigela basipunctaria
    - LG – © Jim Troubridge
    Sigela basipunctaria
    14mm - LG – © Jim Vargo

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