Salbia varanalis
Salbia varanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1940. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]
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The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are white with black lines, a basal spot on the costa and a subbasal line from the costa to the median. The antemedial line is fine wavy and slightly outbent and there is an irregular reniform spot reaching the subcostal vein. The postmedial line is outbent from the costa to vein 2, retracted to before the angle of the cell then inbent to the inner margin. There is a terminal brownish spot between veins 3 and 6 and there are some terminal small black spots. The hindwings have an postmedial line and a terminal fuscous line.[2]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands
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