Salbia zena
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Salbia zena is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1902. It is found in Colombia and Costa Rica. The forewings are purplish brown, with a large oval-shaped spot just beyond the cell. On the inner side of the large spot are two very small yellow dots. The hindwings are hyaline yellow, broadly bordered from the apex to the anal angle with dark purplish brown. There is a small brown dot at the end of the cell. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Salbia zena sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 359th most-seen of the 506 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Salbia zena in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January to October, the lowest months. That is one of Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain against 45 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Salbia zena sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is mostly seen at night.
Only Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, in our data
Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Salbia zena sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Crambidae
The closest relatives of the Salbia zena that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Crambidae, Crambid Snout Moths) are Cliniodes opalalis (about 20%), Desmia bajulalis (about 20%) and Mulberry Leaftier (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Salbia zena is recorded against all the insects logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
