Schacontia medalba

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Schacontia medalba
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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 medalbaSchaus, 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 6.5–10 mm. The basal area of the forewings is primarily grey brown. The terminal area of the hindwings is lightly shaded. [1]

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References

  1. 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): 27–81. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.291.3744 . PMC   3677288 . PMID   23794861. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.