Salbia zena

Salbia zena is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1902. It is found in Colombia[1] and Costa Rica.[2]

Salbia zena
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Salbia
Species:
S. zena
Binomial name
Salbia zena
(H. Druce, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Syngamia zena H. Druce, 1902

The forewings are purplish brown, with a large oval-shaped spot just beyond the cell. On the inner side of the large spot are two very small yellow dots. The hindwings are hyaline yellow, broadly bordered from the apex to the anal angle with dark purplish brown. There is a small brown dot at the end of the cell.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Salbia zena". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 5, 2020.
  3. Druce, Herbert (May 1902). "Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 9 (53): 321–334.


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