Salbia grisealis

Salbia grisealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]

Salbia grisealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Salbia
Species:
S. grisealis
Binomial name
Salbia grisealis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta grisealis Hampson, 1918

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are grey, tinged with brown. There is a slightly curved blackish antemedial line, a narrow black discoidal lunule and a blackish postmedial line. The hindwings are grey, tinged with brown. There is an oblique black discoidal bar and a blackish postmedial line.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. Hampson, George F. (March 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. Taylor and Francis. 1 (3): 261–262 – via Internet Archive.


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