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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3632
7047
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
419
3629
7044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3553
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
271
2937
5698
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1171
2622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1170
2622
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1168
2620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
18
727
1722
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
16
650
1494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
351
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
184
447
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
13
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
6
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Louisiana
6 Genera with 27 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Fruva Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18659SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18659SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18584SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Louisiana
27 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia tetragona (Walker, 1857)⇒ Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858
Fruva fasciatella (Grote, 1875)⇒ Ponometia fasciatella Grote, 1875
Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831Olive Shaded Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852Small Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Ponometia fasciatella Grote, 1875
Ponometia libedis Smith, 1900
Ponometia parvula Walker, 1865
Ponometia phecolisca Druce, 1889Bengal tonguesole
Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852Half Yellow Moth
Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865
Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868Orange filefish
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia guttata Grote, 1875Spotted Spragueia
Spragueia jaguaralis Hampson, 1910Pointhead flounder
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Spragueia margana Fabricius, 1794
Spragueia obatra Morrison, 1875
Spragueia onagrus Guenée, 1852Black-dotted Spragueia
Spragueia perstructana Walker, 1865
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache dacia Druce, 1889Acontia dacia
Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873Curve-lined Acontia
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarachidia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov