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Crambidae Moth

Sameodes cancellalis

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Field Notes

Description:

Sameodes cancellalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide distribution and has been recorded from India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Burma, Thailand, Indochina, Taiwan, Japan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, New Guinea, western and southern Africa, Fiji, the Cook Islands and Australia (Queensland).
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are brown, with white spots partly outlined in black on the forewings, and white bands across the hindwings.

Notes:

Butterfly or moth? It looks like a moth. How to tell the difference?
Continuing with the tiny ones, this little one was 2 -3 cms wingspan, and liked to hang upside down under leaves, close to the ground, so was difficult to get a upper wing view. I was a but shaky this morning, so it's not so sharp. Had to sharpen it up on the computer!

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Sameodes cancellalis

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
pamsai
Hi again Nuwan, Thanks for being there with your ID's... Seems like I'm into moths now! This is my first, tentative exploration of moths, and butterflies too, for that matter! Thanks to projectnoah. So I checked out the Samea genius, and came up with this one which looks like a pretty good match. What do you think? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameodes_cancellalis
pamsai
Hi LivanEscudero, Thanks for the info. Very clear... Definitely deepened my understanding of moths. This is my first, tentative exploration of moths, and butterflies too, for that matter! Thanks to projectnoah So I checked out the Samea genius, and came up with this one which looks like a pretty good match. What do you think? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameodes_cancellalis
NuwanChathuranga
yes it's a moth belongs to family Crambidae & probably genus "Sameodes" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameodes to know the deference check this link http://insects.about.com/od/learningaboutinsects/a/butterflyormoth.htm
LivanEscudero
It looks like the Assembly Moth here in the US or a close relative. So it is probably in the Genus: Samea see here: http://bugguide.net/node/view/8153/bgpage It is a Moth. Generally butterflies are diurnal, while moths are nocturnal (though there is plenty of diurnal moths. Butterflies tend to rest with wings folded atop their bodies, and moths bring then down on their sides giving them a more triangular outline. Moths tend to be more "hairy" looking. But none of these are sure rules. One of the best ways to tell them apart is the shape of the antennas. Moths have feathery ones ending in a fine point, while butterflies (and skippers) have a knob at the end making their antennas look like golf clubs.

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PublishedFebruary 12, 2012

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