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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
84
3355
9380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3350
9375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
29
2160
6273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
26
2017
5902
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
1052
2916
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
378
925
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
28
68
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
7
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
7 Genera with 30 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Eugraphia Guenée, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Eusceptis Hübner, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18656SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18654SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
30 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) bellula Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) esperiana Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) fuscoalba Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Olivacontia) cobourgensis Hacker & Hol..., 2008
Acontia dacia (Druce, 1889)⇒ Tarache dacia Druce, 1889
Acontia decisa (Walker, 1866)⇒ Glaphyria decisa Walker, 1866
Acontia phrygionis Hampson, 1910
Acontia proesei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia tetragona (Walker, 1857)⇒ Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858
Eusceptis effusa Druce, 1889Double-striped Bluet
Eusceptis koehleri Todd, 1966Purple Bluet
Ponometia bicolorata Barnes and M..., 1912Sharp-headed sole
Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Ponometia ochricosta (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852Half Yellow Moth
Ponometia septuosa A. Blanchard..., 1986Bridled burrfish
Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865
Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868Orange filefish
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia margana Fabricius, 1794
Spragueia pantherula Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Spragueia perstructana Walker, 1865
Tarache flavibasis Hampson, 1898
Tarache isolata Todd, 1960
Tarache mixta Möschler, 1890
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarachidia flavibasis Hampson, 1898
Tarachidia mixta Möschler, 1890
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia venustula (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov