Sclerocona

Sclerocona acutella

''Sclerocona'' is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Sclerocona acutella'', which is found from Spain and Sicily north to Great Britain and Denmark and east to Siberia, Japan and China. It is an introduced species in eastern North America.

The wingspan is 25–28 mm. Adults are light brown.

The larvae have been recorded feeding on ''Zea'', ''Lycopersicon'', ''Humulus'', ''Phragmites'' and ''Phaseolus'' species.
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusSclerocona
SpeciesS. acutella