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Genus Samea

Moth # 1 ID, if possible - Samea castellalis - male Assembly Moth - Hodges #5150 - Samea castellalis - female Another Pyralid/Cambrid? - Samea multiplicalis Assembly moth - Samea castellalis - male Assembly Moth - Samea castellalis - male Samea Samea multiplicalis - Salvinia Stem-borer - Hodges#5151 - Samea multiplicalis Florida Moth - Samea multiplicalis
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Spilomelinae
Tribe Nomophilini
Genus Samea
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Samea Guenée, 1854
Pterygisus Butler, 1886
Isopteryx Guenée, 1854
Numbers
Three species in our area. (1)
Samea druchachalis
Samea ecclesialis
Samea multiplicalis
Identification
Samea druchachalis - restricted to southern Texas and Florida.


Samea ecclesialis - widespread southeastern United States.


Samea multiplicalis
- less common from Texas to Florida.
Print References
Guenée, 1854. in Boisduval & Guenée. Hist. Nat. Ins. Spec. Gen. Lepid 8: 193.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group - pinned adults of all four species and related moths.
Works Cited
1.Annotated Taxonomic Checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico
Pohl, G. R. and S. R. Nanz (eds.). 2023. Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 22 October, 2004 - 8:19pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 6 December, 2023 - 12:23am

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