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Checklist for Subfamily Acronictinae Harris, 1841 (Acronictines)
and region Afrotropical (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
223
6838
56840
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
209
6733
56403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
185
6591
56071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
83
4302
27836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
82
4295
27811
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
79
4286
27718
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
27
2443
17860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
23
2132
16193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Noctuoidea
Latreille, 1809
Moths, Owlet moths
7
1524
10358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNoctuidae
Latreille, 1809
Armyworms, Cutworm Moths And Allies, Cutworms, Owlet Moths
619
3581
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyAcronictinae
Harris, 1841
Acronictines
17
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Afrotropical
17 Genera with 40 Species
Acronicta Ochsenheimer, 2001Dagger moths5SpeciesTaxom
Amefrontia Hampson, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Amphia Guenée, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Anathetis Janse, 19383SpeciesTaxom
Araea Hampson, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Arboricornus Hampson, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ariathisa Walker, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Aucha Walker, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Auchecranon Berio, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Craniophora Snellen, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Diphtherocome Warren, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Kuehneana Hacker & Sal..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Libyphaenis Hampson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Madeuplexia Viette, 19605SpeciesTaxom
Simyra Ochsenheimer, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Thalatha Walker, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Uniramodes Berio, 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afrotropical
40 Species
Acronicta niveogrisea Krüger, 2001
Acronicta pachycephala Guenée, 1852
Acronicta silvicola Krüger, 2001
Acronicta transvalica Hampson, 1911
Acronicta vumbae Krüger, 2001
Amefrontia purpurea Hampson, 1899
Amefrontia zillii Hacker , H. ..., 2011
Amphia gigantea Viette, 1958
Amphia hepialoides Guenée, 1852
Amphia sogai Viette, 1967
Amphia subunita Guenée, 1852
Anathetis atrirena Hampson, 1902
Anathetis diversa Berio, 1976
Anathetis melanofascia Janse, 1938
Araea indecora Felder & Rog..., 1874
Arboricornus chrysopepla Hampson, 1908
Ariathisa abyssinia Guenée, 1852
Ariathisa angulata Gaede, 1935
Ariathisa semiluna Hampson, 1909
Aucha melaleuca Berio, 1940Appalachian Jewelwing
Aucha polyphaenoides Wiltshire, 1961
Aucha tenebricosa Saalmüller, 1891
Auchecranon elegans Berio, 1978
Craniophora adelphica Prout A. E., 1927
Craniophora hemileuca Berio, 1941
Craniophora paragrapha Felder, 1874
Diphtherocome verbenata Distant, 1898
Kuehneana antennata Hacker & Sal..., 2011
Kuehneana dubiosa Kühne, 2010
Libyphaenis virescens Hampson, 1918
Madeuplexia altitudinis Viette, 1960
Madeuplexia camusi Viette, 1967
Madeuplexia pretiosa Viette, 1960
Madeuplexia retorta Berio, 1956
Madeuplexia sogai Viette, 1960
Simyra capillata (Wallengren, 1875)⇒ Polienus capillata Wallengren, 1875
Simyra confusa Walker, 1856
Thalatha melanostrota Hampson, 1916
Thalatha occidens Hampson, 1911
Uniramodes unicolor Berio, 1976


Links, sources and further information
Acronictinae at artfakta.se
Acronictinae at dyntaxa.se
Acronictinae at itis.gov