Samea
Encyclopedia
Samea is a genus
of moth
s of the Crambidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Crambidae
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of Lepidoptera . They are quite variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass-stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in...
family.
Species
- Samea alophalis Hampson, 1912
- Samea atrichonalis Amsel, 1956
- Samea baccatalis (Hulst, 1892)
- Samea borboraula (Meyrick, 1936)
- Samea calonalis Walker, 1859
- Samea carettalis Schaus, 1940
- Samea castoralis (Walker, 1859)
- Samea choristalis Hampson, 1912
- Samea conjunctalis Möschler, 1890
- Samea delicata Kaye, 1923
- Samea druchachalis Dyar, 1924
- Samea ecclesialis Guenée, 1854
- Samea forsteri (Amsel, 1956)
- Samea mictalis Hampson, 1912
- Samea multiplicalisSamea multiplicalisThe Salvinia Stem-borer Moth is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from the south-eastern United States south to Argentina. It is an introduced species in Australia, where it is found in Queensland and New South Wales.The wingspan is about 20 mm...
(Guenée, 1854) - Samea nicaeusalis (Walker, 1859)
- Samea purpurascens Moore, 1877
- Samea similalis Hampson, 1912
- Samea sylvialis (Walker, 1859)