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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Ghana (West Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
354
3756
9520
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
336
3683
9372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
216
2958
8177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
49
1354
4084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
49
1353
4082
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
22
944
3149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
898
3067
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
487
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
167
364
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ghana
2 Genera with 19 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185615SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 20084SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
19 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) hemiselenias Hampson, 1918
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) veroxanthia Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia briola Holland, 1894
Acontia gypsina Hampson, 1914
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia nigrimacula Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
Acontia vaualbum Hampson, 1914
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia hemiselenias Hampson, 1918
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia veroxanthia Hacker, Legr..., 2008


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov