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Assembly Moth

Samea ecclesialis

Description:

Assembly Moth attracted to the light in my hotel next to the rainforest.

Habitat:

Rainforest.

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago
Assembly Moth
Samea ecclesialis Samea ecclesialis, Assembly Moth image


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2 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Bayucca for the Id and the links. I really appreciate it.

bayucca
bayucca 10 years ago

Crambidae, Spilomelinae, Samea ecclesialis. Tricky one. Loking very carefully at the markings, I see some differences and looking even more carefully I see more matching details. This one is obviously VERY variable and for me it is the only possible candidate.
http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.ed...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/74202/bgim...

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

Chiapas, Mexico

Spotted on Dec 13, 2013
Submitted on Apr 9, 2014

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