Isogona
Guenée, 1852
Species Guides
7- Isogona natatrix
- Isogona punctipennis
- Isogona scindens
- Isogona segura
- Isogona snowi(Snow's owlet)
- Isogona tenuis(Thin-lined Owlet)
- Isogona texana
Isogona is a of in the Erebidae, erected by Achille Guenée in 1852. The genus has undergone taxonomic reclassification, previously placed in Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in Calpinae within the former family Noctuidae. Seven are currently recognized, distributed primarily in North America. The genus includes the thin-lined (Isogona tenuis) and Snow's owlet moth (Isogona snowi).
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Distribution
North America. have been recorded from the United States and adjacent regions, with specific records from Texas (I. texana) and other areas across the southern and eastern United States.
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Taxonomic history
Isogona has been reclassified multiple times. It was originally described within Noctuidae (as Calpinae) and later moved to Erebidae, with placement in either Phytometrinae or Calpinae depending on classification system used.
Species list
The contains seven described : Isogona natatrix (type species), I. punctipennis, I. scindens, I. segura, I. snowi, I. tenuis, and I. texana.