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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Eastern Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
448
4515
8744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
446
4509
8734
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
423
4424
8599
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
283
3810
7730
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
67
1295
2674
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
66
1293
2670
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
64
1286
2631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
23
853
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
789
1713
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
391
853
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
157
358
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
8
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
4
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eastern Cape
4 Genera with 22 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 200814SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 189811SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophila Guenée, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
22 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia (Emmelia) flavitermina Hampson, 1902
Acontia capensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia citripennis Hampson, 1910
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia gradata Walker, 1858
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia katrina Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia margaritata Drury, 1782
Acontia mionides Hampson, 1905
Acontia roseofusca Warren, 1914
Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia wiltshirei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia flavitermina Hampson, 1902
Emmelia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia guttifera guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tanzaniae hampsoniana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia torrefacta Distant, 1898
Emmelia torrefacta torrefacta Distant, 1898
Phyllophila leucostigmata (Hampson, 1902)⇒ Phyllophila griseola Felder & Rog..., 1874
Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873Curve-lined Acontia


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov