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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
365
2609
4525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
364
2608
4523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
351
2557
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
219
1949
3371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
46
750
1341
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
21
488
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
467
884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
221
411
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
83
155
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Jamaica
3 Genera with 7 Species
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 17932SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
7 Species
Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Ponometia ochricosta (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868Orange filefish
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia margana Fabricius, 1794
Spragueia perstructana Walker, 1865
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov