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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
57
951
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
57
951
2127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
56
950
2126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
648
1546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
584
1326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
325
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
195
485
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
10
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
5
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iowa
5 Genera with 17 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18816SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18582SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18724SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
17 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis (Scopoli, 1763)⇒ Emmelia trabealis Scopoli, 1763
Acontia aprica (Hübner, 1802)⇒ Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808
Acontia tetragona (Walker, 1857)⇒ Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858
Ponometia binocula Grote, 1875Prairie Bird-dropping Moth
Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831Olive Shaded Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852Small Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia sutrix Grote, 1880
Ponometia tortricina Zeller, 1872
Ponometia virginalis Grote, 1881
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarachidia candefacta (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831
Tarachidia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia tortricina (Zeller, 1872)⇒ Ponometia tortricina Zeller, 1872


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov