Schacontia medalba
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Schacontia
Species:
S. medalba
Binomial name
Schacontia medalba
(Schaus, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Acontia medalba Schaus, 1904

Schacontia medalba is a moth of the family Crambidae described by William Schaus in 1904. It is found in Brazil and Peru.

The length of the forewings is 6.5โ€“10 mm. The basal area of the forewings is primarily grey brown. The terminal area of the hindwings is lightly shaded.[1]

References

  1. โ†‘ Goldstein, Paul Z.; Metz, Mark A.; Solis, M. Alma (2013). "Phylogenetic systematics of Schacontia Dyar with descriptions of eight new species (Lepidoptera, Crambidae)". ZooKeys (291): 27โ€“81. doi:10.3897/zookeys.291.3744. PMC 3677288. PMID 23794861. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.


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