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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
417
5208
15556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
395
5093
15214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
266
4282
13815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
62
1798
6870
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
62
1797
6869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
61
1796
6868
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1253
5484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1157
5269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
621
2103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
194
535
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
9
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
2
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Uganda
2 Genera with 24 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 185616SpeciesTaxom
Emmelia Hübner, 200810SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Uganda
24 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Acontia (Emmelia) hemixanthia Hampson, 1910
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis Guenée, 1852
Acontia (Emmelia) veroxanthia Hacker, Legr..., 2010
Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia briola Holland, 1894
Acontia buchanani Rothschild, 1921
Acontia discoidoides Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Acontia glaphyra Holland, 1894
Acontia hausmanni Hacker, 2010
Acontia holoxantha Hampson, 1910
Acontia insocia Walker, 1858
Acontia niphogona Hampson, 1909
Acontia niphogonia Hampson, 1909
Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
Emmelia antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia antica antica Walker, 1862
Emmelia callima Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911
Emmelia ectorrida Hampson, 1916
Emmelia hemixanthia Hampson, 1910
Emmelia natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia natalis natalis Guenée, 1852
Emmelia obliqua Hacker, Legr..., 2008
Emmelia veroxanthia Hacker, Legr..., 2008


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov