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Checklist for Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841
and region Wake County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
277
1355
1946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
277
1355
1946
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
260
1295
1841
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
180
1084
1535
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
42
424
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
42
424
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
41
423
589
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
16
301
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
14
278
385
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
5
143
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
74
117
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcontiinae
Guenée, 1841
Acontiines
6
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeAcontiini
Guenée, 1841
4
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Wake County
4 Genera with 5 Species
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Spragueia Grote, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Tarache Hübner, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Tarachidia Hampson, 18271SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Wake County
5 Species
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta Hübner, 1831
Spragueia dama Guenée, 1952Southern Spragueia
Spragueia leo Guenée, 1852Common Spragueia
Tarache aprica Hübner, 1808Exposed Bird Dropping Moth
Tarachidia candefacta (Hübner, 1827)⇒ Ponometia candefacta Hübner, 1831


Links, sources and further information
Acontiini at itis.gov