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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
415
3421
6957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
412
3415
6951
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
3346
6803
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
267
2730
5515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
63
1172
2687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
63
1172
2687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
62
1170
2684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
642
1552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
554
1198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
310
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
159
348
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
11
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
6
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mississippi
6 Genera with 18 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Fruva Grote, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18524SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mississippi
18 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 semiflava Guenée, 1852Half Yellow Moth
Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868Orange filefish
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia guttata Grote, 1875Spotted Spragueia
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Spragueia onagrus Guenée, 1852Black-dotted Spragueia
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873Curve-lined Acontia
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


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov