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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
452
3912
7889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
451
3909
7885
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
426
3807
7668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
293
3148
6413
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
61
1298
3015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
60
1297
3014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
59
1296
3013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
19
773
1881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
17
691
1597
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
6
388
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
208
516
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
10
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
5
18
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South Carolina
5 Genera with 18 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Ponometia Herrich-Schä..., 18524SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18657SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18732SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Carolina
18 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia terminimaculata (Grote, 1873)⇒ Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873
Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831Olive Shaded Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia erastrioides Guenée, 1852Small Bird Dropping Moth
Ponometia parvula Walker, 1865
Ponometia semiflava Guenée, 1852Half Yellow Moth
Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868Orange filefish
Spragueia apicella (Grote, 1872)⇒ Spragueia apicalis Herrich-Schä..., 1868
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Spragueia margana Fabricius, 1794
Spragueia onagrus Guenée, 1852Black-dotted Spragueia
Spragueia perstructana Walker, 1865
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873Curve-lined Acontia
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