Samea delicata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Trinidad[1] and Costa Rica.[2]

Samea delicata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Samea
Species:
S. delicata
Binomial name
Samea delicata
Kaye, 1923

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale straw-coloured, with two dark spots on the costa close to the base and some further minute points as far as the end of the cell. There are slender submedian, median and postmedian lines. Beyond the last is a dark marginal band. The discoidal spot is formed of a double line. The hindwings are pale straw-colour with three transverse lines, as well as a very fine dark subterminal line.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ New Species of Trinidad Moths   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.