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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Florida (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
567
7570
18391
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
565
7566
18388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
7444
18087
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6063
14862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
69
1954
4896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
67
1950
4892
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
1145
2822
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
18
1031
2423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
534
1393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
255
630
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
14
42
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
5
30
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Florida
5 Genera with 30 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18818SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18659SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 20096SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Florida
30 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia aprica (Hübner, 1802)⇒ Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808
Acontia phrygionis Hampson, 1910
Acontia terminimaculata (Grote, 1873)⇒ Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873
Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831Olive Shaded Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852Small Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Ponometia fasciatella Grote, 1875
Ponometia parvula Walker, 1865
Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852Half Yellow Moth
Ponometia tortricina Zeller, 1872
Ponometia virginalis Grote, 1881
Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868Orange filefish
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia funeralis Grote, 1881Cliff-brake
Spragueia guttata Grote, 1875Spotted Spragueia
Spragueia jaguaralis Hampson, 1910Pointhead flounder
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Spragueia margana Fabricius, 1794
Spragueia onagrus Guenée, 1852Black-dotted Spragueia
Spragueia perstructana Walker, 1865
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache delecta Walker, 1858Delightful Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache tenuicula Morrison, 1875
Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873Curve-lined Acontia
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 semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov