Salbia ecphaea explained

Salbia ecphaea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912. It is found in Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are whitish, clouded in parts with fuscous brown. The terminal area is black-brown with a whitish subapical patch and a curved blackish antemedial line. There is a blackish discoidal striga and the postmedial line is blackish, with a black spot at the costa and defined on the outer side by whitish. There is a blackish terminal line and a fine whitish line at the base of the cilia. The hindwings are whitish, tinged with brown. There is a black discoidal point and a blackish shade beyond the cell and from the lower angle to the inner margin before the blackish postmedial line. There is also a fuscous subterminal shade and a blackish terminal line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
  2. https://archive.org/stream/ser8annalsmagazi09londuoft/ser8annalsmagazi09londuoft_djvu.txt The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology