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Selenisa sueroides

Selenisa sueroides


Family: Erebidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Selenisa sueroides, the pale-edged selenisa or legume caterpillar, is an owlet moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. It is found in North America.

Some systems of Microtubing to help irrigate commercial crops have been compromised, as the larvae of S. sueroides had damaged the pipes in the citrus groves of south Florida. The caterpillars had munched holes in the plastic tubing to penetrate the pipes and then pupate. They seemed to prefer black tubing compared to coloured tubing.

Source: Wikipedia, article Selenisa sueroides. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Count: 7

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Photography ID: 679533
  Adult

San Miguel de Tucumán
Tucumán
Argentina
03/26/2026
Viviana Fuentes
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Photography ID: 560597
  Adult

Ituzaingó
Corrientes
Argentina
12/16/2023
Fernando Bernasconi
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Photography ID: 553391
  Adult

Alunail@nds
La Rioja
Argentina
04/20/2021
Ramón Vera
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Photography ID: 234427
  Adult

Capitan Solari
Chaco
Argentina
10/13/2017
Pablo Capovilla


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
245204326/03/2026ArgentinaTucumánParque Guillermina - Av Mate De Luna 4100, San Miguel de TucumánViviana Fuentes
220761502/12/2024ArgentinaFormosaEl Paso Ghisla, Loma Monte Lindo PiranéPablo Ezequiel Ghisla
193231716/12/2023ArgentinaCorrientesB° Gral. Belgrano, ItuzaingóFernando Bernasconi
162760512/07/2022MexicoVeracruzMinatitlán, VeracruzMarilyn Del Carmen López Cruz
190141020/04/2021ArgentinaLa RiojaAlunail@ndsRamón Vera
65990813/10/2017ArgentinaChacoEstablecimiento Los Quebrachos, Capitan SolariPablo Capovilla
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Selenisa sueroides – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.