Samea ecclesialis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Samea ecclesialis Guenée, 1854

Samea ecclesialis Guenée, 1854

Samea ecclesialis is a Crambidae moth distributed across parts of the Americas, with adults flying nearly year-round in its southern range.

Family
Genus
Samea
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Samea ecclesialis Guenée, 1854

Samea ecclesialis is a moth species that belongs to the family Crambidae. This moth can be found in Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Panama, Costa Rica, Mexico, and the United States. In the United States, it has been recorded from North Carolina south to Florida, and west as far as Texas. Within the southern portion of the species' overall range, adult Samea ecclesialis are active in flight nearly year-round.

Photo: (c) Kimberlie Sasan, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND), uploaded by Kimberlie Sasan · cc-by-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Samea

More from Crambidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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