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Salbia grisealis

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Salbia grisealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Salbia
Species:
S. grisealis
Binomial name
Salbia grisealis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta grisealis Hampson, 1918

Salbia grisealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are grey, tinged with brown. There is a slightly curved blackish antemedial line, a narrow black discoidal lunule and a blackish postmedial line. The hindwings are grey, tinged with brown. There is an oblique black discoidal bar and a blackish postmedial line.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (March 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 1 (3). Taylor and Francis: 261–262 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.