Schacontia clotho

Schacontia clotho
Schacontia clotho male holotype
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Schacontia
Species: S. clotho
Binomial name
Schacontia clotho
Solis & Goldstein, 2013

Schacontia clotho is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in southern Ecuador.

The length of the forewings is 6.9–7 mm. The forewings are more or less uniform mouse grey, with very light dusting of very pale grey in medial and postmedial areas. The hindwings are nearly translucent.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing in December.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to the youngest of the three fates in Greek mythology, responsible for spinning the thread of human life.

References

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