Schacontia

Schacontia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.

Species

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae

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Specimen records: 1
Family: Crambidae
Collections: MISSA
Recorded in: Venezuela

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Crambidae
Image: Habitus of Schacontia adults - ZooKeys-291-027-g001.jpeg

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Commons category: Schacontia
taxon name: Schacontia
taxon rank: genus
topic's main category: Category:Schacontia

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Schacontia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.

==Distribution== Schacontia species are distributed across Mexico, south to Central America (Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama) and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela) and the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, Cuba, Hispaniola). A single North American record of Schacontia themis is reported from Sanibel Island, Florida.

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