Schacontia

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 and South America and the Caribbean. A single North American record of Schacontia themis is reported from Sanibel Island, Florida.

Species

Schacontia atropos Solis & Goldstein, 2013
Schacontia chanesalis
Schacontia clotho Solis & Goldstein, 2013
Schacontia lachesis Solis & Goldstein, 2013
Schacontia medalba
Schacontia nyx Solis & Goldstein, 2013
Schacontia rasa Solis & Goldstein, 2013
Schacontia speciosa Solis & Goldstein, 2013
Schacontia themis Solis & Goldstein, 2013
Schacontia umbra Solis & Goldstein, 2013
''Schacontia ysticalis''

Etymology

Schacontia seems to be Dyar's contraction of Schaus and Acontia, the noctuid genus in which William Schaus mistakenly attributed Schacontia medalba and subsequently designated by Dyar as the type species of Schacontia.