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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Northwest Mexico (North Mexico, Mexico)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
479
5421
11764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
478
5419
11762
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
463
5359
11600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
303
4321
9644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1428
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
61
1428
2616
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
60
1427
2615
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
20
962
1864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
898
1717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
436
757
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
171
287
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
13
22
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
8
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Northwest Mexico
8 Genera with 17 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 19005SpeciesTaxom
Conochares Smith, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eusceptis Hübner, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Fruva Grote, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 17931SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18653SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northwest Mexico
17 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia aprica (Hübner, 1802)⇒ Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808
Acontia behrii Smith, 1900Silktassel
Acontia lanceolata (Grote, 1879)⇒ Tarache lanceolata Grote, 1879
Acontia lucasi (Smith, 1900)⇒ Tarache lucasi Smith, 1900
Conochares arizonae (H. Edwards, 1878)⇒ Ponometia elegantula Harvey, 1876
Eusceptis splendens Druce, 1896Burgundy Bluet
Ponometia exigua Fabricius, 1793
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia funeralis Grote, 1881Cliff-brake
Spragueia jaguaralis Hampson, 1910Pointhead flounder
Spragueia magnifica Grote, 1882
Tarache augustipennis Grote, 1875Narrow-winged Midget
Tarache expolita Grote, 1882Coffee cliffbrake
Tarachidia alata (Smith, 1905)⇒ Ponometia alata Smith, 1905
Tarachidia semiflava (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852
Tarachidia venustula (Walker, 1865)⇒ Ponometia venustula Walker, 1865


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov