Biology:Salbia midalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Salbia midalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Salbia
Species:
S. midalis
Binomial name
Salbia midalis
(Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Stenia midalis Schaus, 1924

Salbia midalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1924. It is found in Ecuador.[1]

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings have fine fuscous lines. There is a vertical subbasal line a wavy antemedial line, a streak on the discocellular and a wavily dentate postmedial line. There are fuscous spots in the terminal area. The hindwings have a streak on the discocellular. The postmedial line is incurved below vein 2 and downbent to the inner margin close to the anal angle. There is a fuscous terminal line.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved April 4, 2018. 
  2. Schaus, W. (May 1924). "New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 26 (5): 125. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofent261924ento#page/125/mode/2up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q20720822 entry