The Aventiinae, Boletobiinae, Eublemminae, Pangraptinae, Phytometrinae, and Scolecocampinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea: Erebidae) of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, U. S. A.
Author
Pogue, Michael G.
text
Zootaxa
2012
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journal article
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8.
Sigela penumbrata
Hulst, 1896
(
Figs. 53–55
, Map 26)
Identification.
Forewing length
4.8–7.4 mm
.
Sigela penumbrata
is a small species with a dirty white forewing sprinkled with brown scales. Pattern is greatly reduced with the antemedial line a black spot on costa; medial line a black spot on costa; orbicular spot a tiny black spot below medial line; postmedial line a series of tiny black spots angled from costa to posterior margin; terminal line a series of black spots between veins.
Hind
wing is concolorous with forewing and sprinkled with brown scales; a tiny black discal spot; postmedial line a continuation from forewing; terminal line as in forewing.
Flight period.
Mid-May.
Collected localities.
Tennessee: Cocke Co.: Cosby Ranger Station. (
2 specimens
)
Elevation range.
1680 ft
. (
512 m
)
General distribution.
Distributed from Great Smoky Mountains National Park,
Georgia
, Florida, and southeast coast of Texas.
Larval hosts.
Unknown.