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 (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. Biology Larvae are internal feeders that may induce galls, and pupate within the host. The only known host plant records are in Capparaceae. In Costa Rica, larvae have been reared from ''Podangrogyne decipiens''. ''Cleome spinosa'' has been reported as host for ''Schacontia chanesalis, S. chanesalis''. ''Capparis frondosa'' and ''Capparis verrucosa'' are reported for other ''Schacontia'' species. Species *''Schacontia atropos'' Solis & Goldstein, 2013 *''Schacontia chanesalis'' (Druce, 1899) *''Schacontia clotho'' Solis & Goldstein, 2013 *''Schacontia la ...
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Schacontia Chanesalis
''Schacontia chanesalis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in Mexico, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Venezuela. The length of the forewings is 4.5–9 mm. The baso-costal triangle on the forewings is flanked by white scaling towards the inner margin and in the medial area, which is outwardly shaded brown. The postmedial area is greyish brown. The ground colour of the hindwings is white or very light grey, but darker postmedially. Larvae have been reared from ''Podandrogyne decipiense''. References

Moths described in 1899 Glaphyriinae {{Glaphyriinae-stub ...
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