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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
4719
10309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
415
4717
10307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
393
4621
10120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
3828
8886
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
59
1534
3273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
59
1533
3272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
58
1530
3267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
26
961
2219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
21
901
2108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
467
955
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
161
300
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
11
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
3
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
3 Genera with 21 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185617SpeciesTaxom
Cardiosace Hampson, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia achatina Weymer, 1896
Acontia caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia caffraria knudlarseni Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia niphogona Hampson, 1909
Acontia niphogonia Hampson, 1909
Acontia psaliphora Hampson, 1910
Acontia trimaculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Cardiosace natalis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Cardiosace olivescens Hampson, 1910
Emmelia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia guttifera guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov