Moths of North Carolina
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Sigela rosea Troubridge, 2020 - No Common Name

Sigela roseaSigela roseaSigela rosea
Taxonomy
Family:
Erebidae		P3 Number:
930659.1		 MONA Number:
8435.20
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLD                                                                                 
Adult Markings: "In Sigela rosea, the forewing is roughly similar to that of S. basipunctaria except that there are submarginal splotches of dark gray and black scales, and the costa is gray (rather than pink), with larger black spots than those of S. basipunctaria" (Troubridge, 2020).
Structural photos
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution:
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Sigela roseaAlamance Alexander Alleghany Anson Ashe Avery Beaufort Bertie Bladen Brunswick Buncombe Burke Cabarrus Caldwell Camden Carteret Caswell Catawba Chatham Cherokee Chowan Clay Cleveland Columbus Craven Cumberland Currituck Dare Davidson Davie Duplin Durham Edgecombe Forsyth Franklin Gaston Gates Graham Granville Greene Guilford Halifax Harnett Haywood Henderson Hertford Hoke Hyde Iredell Jackson Johnston Jones Lee Lenoir Lincoln Macon Madison Martin McDowell Mecklenburg Mitchell Montgomery Moore Nash New%20Hanover Northampton Onslow Orange Pamlico Pasquotank Pender Perquimans Person Pitt Polk Randolph Richmond Robeson Rockingham Rowan Rutherford Sampson Scotland Stanly Stokes Surry Swain Transylvania Tyrrell Union Vance Wake Warren Washington Watauga Wayne Wilkes Wilson Yadkin Yancey
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

Click on graph to enlarge 		Image showing flight dates by month for High Mountains greater than 4,000 feet, Low Mountains, Piedmont, and Coastal Plain: adults.
Habitats and Life History
Habitats:
Larval Host Plants: The hosts have apparently not been documented. - View
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Status in North Carolina
Natural Heritage Program Status:
Natural Heritage Program Ranks: GNR SNR [SU]
State Protection:
Comments: This species may be just a rare stray in North Carolina, up from Florida

 Photo Gallery for Sigela rosea - None

Photos: 4
Sigela roseaRecorded by: Jeff Niznik on 2023-03-24
Chatham Co.
Comment: 		Sigela roseaRecorded by: R. Newman on 2021-04-12
Carteret Co.
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Sigela roseaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 0000-00-00
Craven Co.
Comment: 		Sigela roseaRecorded by: J.B. Sullivan on 0000-00-00
Pender Co.
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