| Phostria samealis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Phostria |
| Species: | P. samealis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phostria samealis (Hampson, 1912) | |
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Phostria samealis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in the Amazon region of Brazil. [1]
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