Sigela eoides

Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Tawny False Pug Moth, youthful sigela moth

Sigela eoides is a small in the Erebidae, first described in 1913 by Barnes and McDunnough. It is known by two : the Tawny False Pug Moth and the youthful sigela moth. The species occurs in North America and has been assigned MONA/Hodges number 8435. It belongs to the Scolecocampinae, a group of relatively understudied moths.

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How to pronounce Sigela eoides: /sɪˈɡiːlə iˈoʊɪdiːz/

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Distribution

North America. Specific range details beyond continental presence are not well documented.

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Nomenclature note

NCBI lists this under Noctuidae, reflecting an older classification. Current authoritative sources (GBIF, Catalogue of Life, iNaturalist) place it in Erebidae, which is now the accepted family placement.

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