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Checklist of Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
for Botswana (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
315
2337
4562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
313
2335
4557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
297
2273
4403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1925
3869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
638
1185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
637
1184
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
441
914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
422
873
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
204
405
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
87
188
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
8
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Botswana
2 Genera with 32 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185624SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 189811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Botswana
32 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontarache) bechuana Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) antica Walker, 1862
Acontia (Emmelia) conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Uracontia) melaphora Hampson, 1910
Acontia achatina Weymer, 1896
Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia dispar Walker, 1858
Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
Acontia trimaculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia aurivillii Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia parilella Strand, 1917
Emmelia tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tanzaniae hampsoniana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia torrefacta Distant, 1898


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