Salbia lotanalis

Salbia lotanalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Salbia
Species:	S. lotanalis
Binomial name
	Salbia lotanalis; H. Druce, 1899

Salbia lotanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Costa Rica.^[1]

The larvae feed on Miconia calvescens. They roll the leaves of their host plant, forming a tube from which they feed. Pupation takes place within this tube.^[2]

References[]

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ "Biology of the leaf roller Salbia lotanalis and its impact on the invasive tree Miconia calvescens"

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] "Biology of the leaf roller Salbia lotanalis and its impact on the invasive tree Miconia calvescens"

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