Salbia zena

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

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

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. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. LIV.—Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera


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