Schacontia nyx

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

Schacontia nyx is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in northern Venezuela.

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm. The antemedial and postmedial lines on the forewings are darkened at the medial area and white towards the basal and postmedial areas. The hindwings are white, but shaded greyish brown towards the margin.[1] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May.

Etymology

The specific epithet refers to Nyx, the primordial goddess of the night.

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