Samea ecclesialis

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]

Samea ecclesialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Samea
Species:
S. ecclesialis
Binomial name
Samea ecclesialis
Guenée, 1854
Synonyms
  • Samea castellalis Guenée, 1854
  • Samea luccusalis Walker, 1859
  • Samea disertalis Walker, [1866]

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
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide


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