Salbia sciagraphalis

Salbia sciagraphalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama.[1]

Salbia sciagraphalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Salbia
Species:
S. sciagraphalis
Binomial name
Salbia sciagraphalis
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Syngamia sciagraphalis Dyar, 1914

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are similar to Salbia abnormalis, but are tinged with ocher, especially along inner margin and the costa of the males is straight, without swelling. Furthermore, the lines of the hindwings are not quite as coarse and rigid as in S. abnormalis and the whitish bordering shades are less contrasting.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone


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