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Samea inconspicuella Landry, 2016

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Lepidoptera

Superfamily
Pyraloidea

Family
Crambidae

Genus
Samea

Species
inconspicuella

Taxon category: Accepted

Etymology: Named for the diminutive size and inconspicuous forewing markings.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago (Landry, 2016).

References

Landry, B. (2016) Taxonomic revision of the Spilomelinae (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l.) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Revue suisse de Zoologie (September 2016) 123(2): 315-399 - ISSN 0035-418

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"Galapagos Species Database, Samea inconspicuella", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18601. Accessed 3 November 2026.