Schacontia umbra

Schacontia umbra is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Maria Alma Solis and Paul Z. Goldstein in 2013. It is found in central Ecuador.

Schacontia umbra
Male paratype
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S. umbra
Binomial name
Schacontia umbra
Solis & Goldstein, 2013

The length of the forewings is 7.5–8 mm. The forewings are shaded grey brown and the hindwings are dark grey brown.[1]

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the dark wing shading of this species.

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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.


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