Sameodes cancellalis (Zeller, 1852) is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sameodes cancellalis (Zeller, 1852)

Sameodes cancellalis (Zeller, 1852)

Sameodes cancellalis (Banded Pearl moth) is a widely distributed Crambidae moth species described in 1852.

Family
Genus
Sameodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sameodes cancellalis (Zeller, 1852)

Sameodes cancellalis, commonly known as the Banded Pearl moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. This species has a wide distribution. Its recorded range includes India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Indochina, Taiwan, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, New Guinea, western and southern Africa, Fiji, the Cook Islands, and Queensland, Australia.

Photo: (c) Abhijit Juvekar, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Abhijit Juvekar · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Sameodes

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

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