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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Lesotho (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
288
1986
3848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
287
1983
3844
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
273
1955
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
164
1398
2793
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
38
404
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
38
404
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
37
402
732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
309
594
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
300
577
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
157
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
68
166
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
5
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Lesotho
3 Genera with 10 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Cardiosace Hampson, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 20084SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesotho
10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia citripennis Hampson, 1910
Acontia dispar Walker, 1858
Acontia sphendonistis Hampson, 1902
Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Cardiosace sphendonistis Hampson, 1902
Cardiosace trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tanzaniae hampsoniana Hacker, Legr..., 2008


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov