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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1408
35417
222091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1401
35364
221754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1211
34497
219210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
647
26961
190296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
110
7091
30841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
107
7058
30740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
102
7020
30604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
33
4352
17417
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
28
3963
14929
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
8
1957
7153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
976
4256
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
44
130
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
13
93
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
13 Genera with 93 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 200854SpeciesTaxom
Alvaradoia Agenjo, 18402SpeciesTaxom
Conochares Smith, 18763SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 17635SpeciesTaxom
Fruva Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hemispragueia Barnes & Ben..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Janthinea Guenée, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophila Guenée, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18804SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Stemmaphora Staudinger, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 20099SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18817SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
93 Species
Acontia (Acontia) biskrensis Oberthur, 1887
Acontia (Acontia) lucida Hufnagel, 1766Pale Shoulder
Acontia (Emmelia) bethunebakeri Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) crocata Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) luteola (Saalmüller, 1891)⇒ Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) mineti Hacker, 2011
Acontia (Emmelia) notha Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) saldaitis Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) subnotha Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) thapsina Turner, 1902
Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763
Acontia (Emmelia) viridisquama Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Uracontia) melanura Tauscher, 1809
Acontia (Uracontia) titania Esper, 1798
Acontia amhara Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia aprica (Hübner, 1802)⇒ Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808
Acontia arabica Hufnagel, 1766
Acontia areli (Strecker, 1898)⇒ Tarache areli Strecker, 1898
Acontia arida (Smith, 1900)⇒ Tarache arida Smith, 1900
Acontia arlequinetta Geoffroy, 1785
Acontia behrii Smith, 1900Silktassel
Acontia caloris (Hübner, 1808)⇒ Acontia caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia catena (Sowerby, 1806)⇒ Acontia nitidula Fabricius, 1787
Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1800Silktassel
Acontia cretata Grote & Robi..., 1868Chalky Bird Dropping Moth
Acontia delecta (Walker, 1857)⇒ Tarache delecta Walker, 1858
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia glaphyra Holland, 1894
Acontia hoppei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia knowltoni (McDunnough, 1940)⇒ Tarache knowltoni McDunnough, 1940
Acontia lugubris Fabricius, 1793
Acontia major (Smith, 1900)⇒ Tarache major Smith, 1900
Acontia mellicula Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia minuscula Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia mukalla Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia nephata Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia nitidula Fabricius, 1787Brixton Beauty
Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia paratrigona Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia solitaria Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767
Acontia tabberti Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia terminimaculata (Grote, 1873)⇒ Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873
Acontia trabeata Borkhausen, 1790
Acontia triradiata (Hufnagel, 1766)⇒ Acontia lucida Hufnagel, 1766
Acontia urania Frivaldsky, 1835
Acontia westafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia wiltshirei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Alvaradoia disjecta Rothschild, 1920
Alvaradoia numerica Boisduval, 1840
Conochares acutus (Smith, 1905)⇒ Ponometia acutus Smith, 1905
Conochares arizonae (H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Ponometia elegantula Harvey, 1876
Conochares elegantula (Harvey, 1876)⇒ Ponometia elegantula Harvey, 1876
Emmelia arabica Hufnagel, 1766
Emmelia arlequinetta Geoffroy, 1785
Emmelia sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767
Emmelia sulphurea Denis & Schi..., 1775
Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763Spotted Sulphur
Fruva fasciatella (Grote, 1875)⇒ Ponometia fasciatella Grote, 1875
Hemispragueia idella (Barnes, 1905)⇒ Tarache idella Barnes, 1905
Janthinea friwaldskii Duponchel, 1835
Janthinea friwaldszkii Duponchel, 1835
Phyllophila obliterata Rambur, 1833
Ponometia altera Smith, 1903Southern peacock sole
Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831Olive Shaded Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia phecolisca Druce, 1889Bengal tonguesole
Ponometia sutrix Grote, 1880
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia funeralis Grote, 1881Cliff-brake
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Spragueia magnifica Grote, 1882
Spragueia obatra Morrison, 1875
Spragueia onagrus Guenée, 1852Black-dotted Spragueia
Stemmaphora viola Staudinger, 1888
Tarache apela Druce, 1889Bengal tonguesole
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache areloides Barnes & McD..., 1912Sand sole
Tarache axendra Schaus, 1898
Tarache expolita Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Tarache flavipennis Grote, 1873Sensitive fern
Tarache quadriplaga Smith, 1900
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache toddi Ferris & Laf..., 2009Pickerel Frog
Tarachidia candefacta (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831
Tarachidia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia libedis (Smith, 1900)⇒ Ponometia libedis Smith, 1900
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia tortricina (Zeller, 1872)⇒ Ponometia tortricina Zeller, 1872
Tarachidia venustula (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865
Tarachidia virginalis (Grote, 1881)⇒ Ponometia virginalis Grote, 1881


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov