Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Cape Verde (Macaronesia)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 389
2530
3645 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 386
2522
3632 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 372
2485
3587 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 240
1954
2800 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths | 41
519
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths | 41
519
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
| 41
519
769 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
| 19
369
582 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
| 16
348
549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths | 6
145
260 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Noctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths | 61
118 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Acontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines | 7
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Tribe | Acontiini
Guenée, 1841
| 2
15 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Cape Verde
2 Genera with 15 Species
Species list for Cape Verde
15 Species and 2 Subspecies | Acontia (Emmelia) basifera Walker, 1857 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) conifrons Aurivillius, 1879 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) feae Berio, 1937 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856 | | | Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856) | ⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856 | | Acontia flavipennis Grote, 1873 | | | Acontia insocia Walker, 1858 | | | Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852 | | | Acontia opalinoides westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008 | | | Acontia saotiagoensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008 | | | Acontia westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008 | | | Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856 | | | Emmelia basifera Walker, 1857 | | | Emmelia basifera saotiagoensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008 | | | Emmelia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879 | | | Emmelia feae Berio, 1937 | | | Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856 | |
Links, sources and further information Acontiini at itis.gov
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