Schacontia atropos
Schacontia atropos is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein. It is found in northern Venezuela.
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The length of the forewings is 5.4–5.5 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is straw yellow, with a brown-grey medial area, heavily suffused with white scales. The hindwings are pale, nearly translucent.[1]
Etymology
The specific epithet refers to Atropos, the third of the three Fates.
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References
- 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.
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