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Samea ecclesialis

Samea ecclesialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas.

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Jun 13, 2026
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Length
101 w
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Samea ecclesialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
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]

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

Adults are on wing nearly year-round in the southern part of the range.

References

References

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