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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
86
3780
15848
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
85
3774
15825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
82
3756
15683
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
30
2174
9239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
24
1968
8389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1049
4450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
436
1846
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
27
153
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
6
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
6 Genera with 117 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185691SpeciesTaxom
Cardiosace Hampson, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 189832SpeciesTaxom
Hoplotarache Hampson, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Phyllophila Guenée, 18985SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
117 Species and 16 Subspecies
Acontia (Acontarache) bechuana Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) antica Walker, 1862
Acontia (Emmelia) aureola Hacker, 2007
Acontia (Emmelia) aurivillii Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) bidentata Hampson, 1902
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Acontia (Emmelia) conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Acontia (Emmelia) ectorrida Hampson, 1916
Acontia (Emmelia) flavitermina Hampson, 1902
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) nephele Hampson, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) nubilata Hampson, 1902
Acontia (Emmelia) tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia (Emmelia) torrefacta Distant, 1898
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Acontia (Uracontia) melaphora Hampson, 1910
Acontia accola Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia achatina Weymer, 1896
Acontia adulterina (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia albatrigona Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia annemaria Hacker, 2007
Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia bohemani (Wallengren, 1856)⇒ Acontia margaritata Drury, 1782
Acontia caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia caffraria caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia caffraria komaga Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia capensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902
Acontia cimbebasia Hacker, 2007
Acontia citripennis Hampson, 1910
Acontia compta Walker, 1870
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857
Acontia dispar Walker, 1858
Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia formosa (Butler, 1875)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia gradata Walker, 1858
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia guttistrigata (Walker, 1865)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia hampsoniana Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia hyperlophia (Hampson, 1902)⇒ Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
Acontia includens (Walker, 1857)⇒ Acontia margaritata Drury, 1782
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia katrina Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia komaga (Felder, 1874)⇒ Acontia caffraria Cramer, 1777
Acontia kruegeri Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia leucotrigona Hampson, 1905
Acontia leucotrigonides Strand, 1917
Acontia liturifera (Walker, 1865)⇒ Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia margaritata Drury, 1782
Acontia mellicula Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia mionides Hampson, 1905
Acontia monilifera (Walker, 1857)⇒ Acontia margaritata Drury, 1782
Acontia namibiensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia nitidula Fabricius, 1787Brixton Beauty
Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia okra Mey, 2011
Acontia olivescens Hampson, 1910
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
Acontia opalinoides transafricana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia oranjensis Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia paratrigona Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia parilis (Wallengren, 1865)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia perilis Wallengren, 1856
Acontia permutata Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
Acontia psaliphora Hampson, 1910
Acontia rectangularis (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia roseofusca Warren, 1914
Acontia santalucia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia semiplumbea (Hampson, 1902)⇒ Acontia antica Walker, 1862
Acontia silus Wallengren, 1875
Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860
Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879
Acontia sphendonistis Hampson, 1902
Acontia tetragonisa Hampson, 1910
Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
Acontia trimaculata (Aurivillius, 1879)⇒ Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia trimenii (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia triphaenoides (Wallengren, 1865)⇒ Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rog..., 1874
Acontia unio (Felder, 1874)⇒ Acontia margaritata Drury, 1782
Acontia urbani (Felder, 1874)⇒ Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879
Acontia wiltshirei Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia wolframmeyi Hacker, 2007
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Cardiosace natalis (Guenée, 1852)⇒ Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852
Cardiosace sphendonistis Hampson, 1902
Cardiosace trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica acontina Mabille, 1900
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica semiplumbea Hampson, 1902
Emmelia aureola Hacker, 2007
Emmelia aurivillii Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia bidentata Hampson, 1902
Emmelia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879
Emmelia ectorrida Hampson, 1916
Emmelia flavitermina Hampson, 1902
Emmelia guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia guttifera guttifera Felder & Rog..., 1875
Emmelia hemixanthia Hampson, 1910
Emmelia hyperlophia Hampson, 1902
Emmelia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis adulterina Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis formosa Butler, 1875
Emmelia natalis guttistrigata Walker, 1865
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis parilis Wallengren, 1865
Emmelia natalis perilis Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia natalis rectangularis Aurivillius, 1879
Emmelia nephele Hampson, 1911
Emmelia nubilata Hampson, 1902
Emmelia parilana Strand, 1917
Emmelia parilella Strand, 1917
Emmelia tanzaniae Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tanzaniae hampsoniana Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
Emmelia torrefacta Distant, 1898
Emmelia torrefacta torrefacta Distant, 1898
Hoplotarache dispar (Walker, 1857)⇒ Acontia dispar Walker, 1858
Phyllophila flavitermina Hampson, 1902
Phyllophila griseola Felder & Rog..., 1874
Phyllophila leucostigmata (Hampson, 1902)⇒ Phyllophila griseola Felder & Rog..., 1874
Phyllophila rufescens Hampson, 1910
Phyllophila torrefacta Distant, 1898
Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873Curve-lined Acontia


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov