Salbia lotanalis

Salbia lotanalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Salbia
Species: S. lotanalis
Binomial name
Salbia lotanalis
Druce, 1899

Salbia lotanalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Costa Rica.[1]

The larvae feed on Miconia calvescens. They roll the leaves of their host plant, forming a tube from which they feed. Pupation takes place within this tube.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Biology of the leaf roller Salbia lotanalis and its impact on the invasive tree Miconia calvescens


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