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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Contra Costa County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
357
2134
3367
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
356
2132
3365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
337
2081
3277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
230
1782
2903
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
54
675
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
54
675
1113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
53
674
1111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
454
803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
412
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
206
394
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
139
266
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
4
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
3
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Contra Costa County
3 Genera with 11 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18683SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18723SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Contra Costa County
11 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1800Silktassel
Acontia cretata Grote & Robi..., 1868Chalky Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache augustipennis Grote, 1875Narrow-winged Midget
Tarache expolita Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Tarache sedata H. Edwards, 1881Horned whiff
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarachidia binocula (Grote, 1875)⇒ Ponometia binocula Grote, 1875
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia tortricina (Zeller, 1872)⇒ Ponometia tortricina Zeller, 1872


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov