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Checklist for Subfamily Acontiinae Guenée, 1841 (Acontiines)
and region Burkina Faso (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
164
1007
2041
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
156
988
1997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
107
871
1848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
28
372
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
28
372
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
28
372
715
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
323
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
15
318
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
154
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
52
85
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Burkina Faso
5 Genera with 12 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Asplenia Hampson, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Metapioplasta Wallengren, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Xanthograpta Hampson, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Burkina Faso
12 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) esperiana Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia nigrimacula Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Asplenia melanodonta Hampson, 1896
Asplenia melanodonta ethiopica Hampson, 1909
Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857
Emmelia basifera sudarabica Wiltshire, 1982
Emmelia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia esperiana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Metapioplasta insocia (Walker, 1857)⇒ Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Metapioplasta transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
Metapioplasta transfigurata transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
Xanthograpta trilatalis Walker, 1865

Subnodes of Acontiinae with occurrences in Burkina Faso
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeArmadini
Wiltshire, 1961
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Acontiinae at artfakta.se
Acontiinae at dyntaxa.se
Acontiinae at itis.gov