Semioscopis megamicrella — Pale Semioscopis

Dyar, 1902

Hodges# 0915

Etymology

Semioscopis: Combines the Greek semeion, meaning “signal,” “mark” or “symbol” with the Latin copis, meaning “short curved sword.”

megamicrella: Combines the Greek mega, meaning “large,” with micro, meaning “small,” with the suffix ella also meaning “small.”

Pronunciation

sem-ee-oh-scohp-uhs meg-uh-mye-krel-uh

Documented Occurrences

This map shows the confirmed sightings of pale semioscopis in Indiana. All sightings were confirmed through photographic documentation by individuals who contributed to the Great American IN Nature Lepidoptera Project (GAIN LP).

Documented North American Sightings as of 3/28/2020

GAIN LP Sightings

Date	County	Observer	Notes	Image1	Image2
2021-04-07	Brown	Byers, Ronda	Adult
2021-03-22	Brown	Byers, Ronda	Adult
2019-04-05	Fountain	Frazier, Carla	Adult
2019-04-05	Fountain	Frazier, Carla	Adult

Observation Details	Images
Date: 2021-04-07 County: Brown Observer: Byers, Ronda Notes: Adult
Date: 2021-03-22 County: Brown Observer: Byers, Ronda Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-04-05 County: Fountain Observer: Frazier, Carla Notes: Adult
Date: 2019-04-05 County: Fountain Observer: Frazier, Carla Notes: Adult

Aurora flatbody Sightings by Month

Conservation Status

• Global status: GNR (not yet ranked)
• National status: NNR (not yet ranked)
• Indiana status: SNR (not yet ranked)

Floral Associates

Currently, the food sources for pale semioscopis caterpillars are unknown.

Known Larval Food Sources in Indiana
Family	Taxonomic Name	Common Name
Order: Unknown
Unknown	Unknown	unknown