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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Hispaniola (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
101
822
1585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
101
822
1585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
100
821
1584
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
80
789
1523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
43
560
1003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
43
560
1003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
43
560
1003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
328
663
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
301
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
160
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
52
95
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Hispaniola
5 Genera with 8 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18653SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 17942SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18651SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hispaniola
8 Species
Acontia tetragona (Walker, 1857)⇒ Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858
Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Ponometia ochricosta (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia margana Fabricius, 1794
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarachidia venustula (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov