Crambidae
80a1098 –
5150 Samea castellalis
Guenée, 1854
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Larva and
Host Plants: |
Host familiy: Rubiaceae. Host genera: Richardia. Host extended: not aquatic (Hayden 2014a). (Kimberley & Douglas 2025) |
| Similar Species: |
- Samea ecclesialis is not found north of Mexico and males lack large abdominal tufts.
- 80a1099 Samea multiplicalis
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
castellalis Guenée, 1854 (Samea) - MONA 1983: [NEW]ecclesialis of authors; not Guenée, 1854 (Samea) misappl. - MONA 1983: [5150] |
| Taxonomic Notes: |
Samea castellalis Guenée, 1854, n. stat., is elevated from synonymy of [5150] Samea ecclesialisGuenée, 1854 in Landry (2016). There are currently no verified records of ecclesialis from north of Mexico. |
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| References (Caution: DNA barcoding at BOLD provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.) |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: Identifications often erroneous; DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification; many specimens not sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAA0368 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Landry, B., 2016. Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Revue suisse de Zoologie, 123(2): 315-399.
- Shropshire, K.J. & D.W. Tallamy, 2025. Lepidoptera of North America, north of Mexico: an annotated list containing geographic ranges and host-plant records. ZooKeys, 1261: 101-113; Suppl. 1. (PDF or read online)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Species Page at Mass Moths
- Species Page at iNaturalist
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