Schacontia umbra explained

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.

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.

Notes and 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 . 10.3897/zookeys.291.3744. 3677288 . 23794861. free .