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Sameodes alexalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Sameodes

Sameodes alexalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The wings are pale orange yellow, the forewings with a black spot at the base of the cell and a vertical antemedial dark vinaceous drab line, which is narrow on the costa and expands to the inner margin where it extends to the postmedial which is narrow on the costa, vertical on the inner edge, outbent on the outer edge to near the termen above the tornus and abruptly inbent, leaving the terminal portion of the inner margin orange yellow. There is a small black spot at the cell over veins 3 and 4. The hindwings have dark vinaceous drab postmedial line which is narrow on the costa.

References

Sameodes alexalis Wikipedia