Salbia tytiusalis

Distinguished from similar Salbia species by the combination of pale cinereous ground color, semihyaline iridescent wings, and the specific pattern of a lunulate reniform mark with dentate exterior line and marginal black points. The darker costal shading and area beyond the exterior line provides additional diagnostic characters. Florida populations may be distinguished from other regional crambids by the semihyaline wing quality and specific marking pattern.

Adults are pale cinereous (ash gray) with iridescent, semihyaline wings that appear almost glass-like. The wings are somewhat darker along the costa and beyond the exterior line. Forewings bear a lunulate (crescent-shaped) reniform mark, a slightly curved dentate exterior line, and marginal black points.

Florida (USA), West Indies, and Central America including Honduras. The distribution spans subtropical and tropical regions of the western hemisphere.

Adults have been recorded on wing from March to December, indicating a prolonged flight period spanning most of the year in favorable climates.

• Other Salbia speciesShare genus-level characteristics of wing shape and general pattern elements, but differ in specific marking details such as reniform mark shape, presence and configuration of dentate lines, and degree of wing hyalinity
• Other Spilomelinae in Florida/West IndiesOverlap in geographic range and general crambid morphology, but differ in the distinctive semihyaline iridescent wing quality and specific pattern of lunulate reniform mark with marginal black points

• crambid moth
• Florida fauna
• West Indies
• Central America
• semihyaline wings
• iridescent
• year-round flight

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