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Species Sigela sordes - Hodges#8435.1

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Scolecocampinae
Genus Sigela
Species sordes (Sigela sordes - Hodges#8435.1)
Hodges Number
8435.1
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sigela sordes Troubridge, 2020 (1)
Explanation of Names
"From Latin, the word sordes means smudge, which refers to the dark smudge-like marking in the center of the forewing." (Troubridge, 2020)
Identification
Determined Donald Lafontaine
Range
Florida; also recorded from McIntosh Co., GA
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Works Cited
1.A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys
Troubridge, J.T. 2020. Insecta Mundi (0789): 1-56.
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 9 February, 2013 - 11:35am
Additional contributions by Vox Sciurorum, Kyhl Austin, Blocky
Last updated 23 March, 2021 - 7:39am

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