Samea ecclesialis

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Samea ecclesialis
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S. ecclesialis
Binomial name
Samea ecclesialis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Samea castellalisGuenée, 1854
  • Samea luccusalisWalker, 1859
  • Samea disertalisWalker, [1866]

Samea ecclesialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. 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.

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  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide