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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
443
3660
7255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
440
3655
7250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
416
3569
7058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
282
2942
5833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
60
1084
2451
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1083
2450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1082
2449
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
690
1598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
616
1349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
318
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
168
377
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
9
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Missouri
5 Genera with 18 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18725SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Missouri
18 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia aprica (Hübner, 1802)⇒ Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808
Acontia delecta (Walker, 1857)⇒ Tarache delecta Walker, 1858
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 semiflava Guenée, 1852Half Yellow Moth
Ponometia tortricina Zeller, 1872
Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868Orange filefish
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache delecta Walker, 1858Delightful Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache tetragona Walker, 1858Four-spotted Bird Dropping Moth
Tarachidia erastrioides (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia venustula (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865
Tarachidia virginalis (Grote, 1881)⇒ Ponometia virginalis Grote, 1881


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov