Samea ecclesialis
| Samea ecclesialis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Samea |
| Species: | S. ecclesialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Samea ecclesialis Guenée, 1854 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Samea ecclesialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana,[1] Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas.[2]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are greyish-brown with three groups of white spots in antemedial, median and postmedial areas. The hindwings of the males have large white patches in the basal two-thirds, with a thin dark median line and a row of three white spots near the outer margin. The hindwings of the females are similar, but there is a thick dark median line and there are two rows of white spots near the outer margin.[3] Adults are on wing nearly year round in the southern part of the range.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide