Banded Pearl

Sameodes cancellalis · Order: Lepidoptera · Family: Crambidae

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Banded Pearl
Photo: Donald Hobern, CC BY 2.0

The Banded Pearl moth, scientific name Sameodes cancellalis, was first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1852. It occurs across a broad area that includes South and Southeast Asia, parts of East Asia, many islands of the Pacific, western and southern Africa, and Queensland in Australia.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Sameodes cancellalis, known as the Banded Pearl moth, belongs to the family Crambidae and was described in 1852.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

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Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
Banded Pearl photo 4
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0
Banded Pearl photo 5
Photo: Bernard DUPONT from FRANCE, CC BY-SA 2.0
Banded Pearl photo 6
Photo: Donald Hobern, CC BY 2.0

Same family (Crambidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sameodes_cancellalis

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