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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Gauteng (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
332
2972
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
331
2971
5514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
314
2913
5427
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
207
2459
4791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1073
2277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1071
2275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1067
2258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
614
1248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
554
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
273
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
118
265
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
6
32
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
5
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gauteng
5 Genera with 29 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185616SpeciesTaxom
Cardiosace Hampson, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 189814SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotarache Hampson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophila Guenée, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gauteng
29 Species and 5 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontarache) bechuana Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) torrefacta Distant, 1898
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia caffraria caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia dispar Walker, 1858
Acontia katrina Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia margaritata Drury, 1782
Acontia permutata Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia psaliphora Hampson, 1910
Acontia sphendonistis Hampson, 1902
Acontia tetragonisa Hampson, 1910
Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Cardiosace natalis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Cardiosace sphendonistis Hampson, 1902
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia aurivillii Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Emmelia flavitermina Hampson, 1902
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia nephele Hampson, 1911
Emmelia tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tanzaniae hampsoniana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
Emmelia torrefacta Distant, 1898
Emmelia torrefacta torrefacta Distant, 1898
Hoplotarache dispar (Walker, 1857)⇒ Acontia dispar Walker, 1858
Phyllophila torrefacta Distant, 1898


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov