Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4 : 91 ; TS : Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller]
?Desmorpha Stephens, 1829
Desmophora Stephens, 1829
Euphasia Stephens, 1830
Heliothera Sodoffsky, 1837; (repl.)
Porrotha Gistl, 1848; (repl.)
Tima Walker, [1858]; (preocc. Eschscholtz, 1829)
Metapioplasta Wallengren, 1865
Hoplotarache Hampson, 1910
Aulotarache Hampson, 1910
Stylorache Hampson, 1910; ; TS : Stylorache albida Hampson
= ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 158 (list)
Chelichares Hampson, 1910; ; TS : Chelichares nubifera Hampson
= ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 158 (list)
Rhodotarace Warren, 1914; 478; TS : Rhodotarache roseofusca Warren
Acropserotarache Berio, 1937
Fredina Brandt, 1939
Sculptifrontia Berio, 1966; 134; TS : Sculptifrontia arcuata Berio
Ascopserotarache Berio
Uracontia Beck, 1996
Emmelacontia Beck, 2000
Olivacontia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
Subgenus Metapioplasta (Acontia) ; [RFEL]
Acontia ; Godman & Salvin, 1889, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1 : 305
Subgenus Uracontia (Acontia) ; [RFEL]
Subgenus Olivacontia (Acontia) ; [RFEL]
Tarache (Acontiini) ; [NACL93] , 47
Acontia (Acontiinae) ; [POOLE] ; [AUCL] ; [AfroMoths ]; Keegan, Lafontaine, Wahlberg & Wagner, 2019, Syst. Ent. 44 : 458
?Acontia (Aventiini) ; [ALA ]
Acontia (Acontiini) ; [NACL] , 134; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 158 (list); [NACL93] , 48; [RFEL] ; [FE ]
Acontia albida (Hampson, 1910)
Stylorache albida Hampson, 1910
Acontia albida ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 158 (list)
Acontia albifusa Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009²
albifusa Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009²
Acontia albinigra (Warren, 1913)
India (Andhra Pradesh). See [maps ]
Tarache albinigra Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e; TL : Gooty
Acontia antecedens Walker, 1869
Acontia antecedens Walker, 1869; 38
Acontia antica Walker, 1862
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia antica Walker, 1862; 90; TL : Natal
Tarache acontina Mabille, 1900; 729; TL : [Afr. C.]
Tarache semiplumbea Hampson, 1902; 384; TL : Cape Colony
Acontia apatelia (Swinhoe, 1907)
W.Africa. See [maps ]
Tarache apatelia Swinhoe, 1907; 53; TL : "W.Africa, Bihe"
Acontia asbenensis (Rothschild, 1921)
Niger. See [maps ]
Tarache asbenensis Rothschild, 1921; 165; TL : Mts of Baguezan, Asben
Acontia basifera Walker, [1858]
N.India. See [maps ]
Acontia basifera Walker, [1858]; 793; TL : North India
Acontia behrii Smith, 1900
California. See [maps ]
Acontia behrii Smith, 1900; 76; TL : California
Acontia bicolora Leech, 1889
Japan. See [maps ]
Acontia bicolora Leech, 1889; 133, pl. 9, f. 7; TL : Japan; Kiukiang
Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887
Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Iran. See [maps ]
Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7 : lviii [58]; TL : Algeria, Biskra
Tarache biskrensis orientalis Brandt, 1939; 245, f. 2; TL : Iran, Laristan; Baloutchistan
Tarache biskrensis agacinoi Rungs, 1945; 29; TL : Sequiet el Hamara, Oed Leichebi
Tarache grisescens Rebel, 1947; 53; TL : Egypt, Gebel Elba, Wadi Chab
Acontia brabanti (Le Cerf, 1911)
Kenya. See [maps ]
Tarache brabanti Le Cerf, 1911; 540; TL : Nairobi
Acontia briola Holland, 1894
Cameroon. See [maps ]
Acontia briola Holland, 1894; 127; TL : Cameroon, Blue Country, near Campos River
Acontia buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
Niger. See [maps ]
Tarache buchanani Rothschild, 1921; 164; TL : Damergou, Tanout
Acontia caffraria (Cramer, [1777])
South Africa. See [maps ]
Phalaena caffraria Cramer, [1777]
Phalaena Noctua caffraria Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 82 , pl. 147 , f. F; TL : Cape of Good Hope
Noctua caloris Hübner, [1808]; pl. 80, f. 372; TL : Europe
Acontia komaga Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108 , f. 33; TL : Knysna
Acontia carnescens (Hampson, 1910)
Kenya. See [maps ]
Acontia catenula (Walker, 1865)
India. See [maps ]
Euphasia catenula Walker, 1865; 780; TL : South Hindostan
Acontia chea Druce, 1898
Mexico, S.Arizona. See [maps ]
Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902)
Mashonaland. See [maps ]
Tarache chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902; 387; TL : Mashonaland, Salisbury
Acontia citripennis (Hampson, 1910)
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia clerana (Lower, 1902)
W.Australia. See [maps ]
Tarache clerana Lower, 1902; 658; TL : West Australia, Derby
Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1900
California. See [maps ]
Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1900; 74; TL : California, Los Angeles Co.
Acontia costistigma Walker, [1858]
N.India. See [maps ]
Acontia costistigma Walker, [1858]; 792; TL : North India; Hindostan
Acontia costosa (Mabille, 1899)
E.Africa. See [maps ]
Tarache costosa Mabille, 1899; 728; TL : "East Africa"
Acontia crassivalva (Wiltshire, 1947)
Egypt. See [maps ]
Tarache crassivalva Wiltshire, 1947; 7, pl. f. 8; TL : Egypt, S.Sinai, Jebel Katherine, Wadi el-Rabaa
Acontia cretata (Grote & Robinson, 1870)
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, .... See [maps ]
Tarache cretata Grote & Robinson, 1870; 181, pl. 2, f. 78; TL : Texas
Acontia neocula Smith, 1900; 75; TL : New Mexico, Hot Springs
Acontia schwarzii Smith, 1900; 73; TL : Arizona, Phoenix
Acontia crocata Guenée, 1852
India, Bengal, .... See [maps ]
Acontia crocata Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 218 ; TL : "Inde Centrale", Pondichery
Acontia signifera Walker, [1858]; 793 (preocc. Acontia signifera [1858], 796; TL : North India
Acontia meridionalis Walker, 1865; 785; TL : South Hindostan
Acontia scanda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108 , f. 27; TL : Bengalia
albimixta (Warren, 1913) (Tarache )
crocatana (Strand, 1917) (Tarache )
Acontia cuprina Walker, [1863]
Borneo. See [maps ]
Acontia (?) cuprina Walker, [1863]; Borneo, Sarawak
Acontia cyanipha Lower, 1897
Australia. See [maps ]
Acontia cyanipha Lower, 1897; 16; TL : New South Wales, Broken Hill
Acontia cyanocraspi (Hampson, 1910)
Mashonaland. See [maps ]
Acontia decisa Walker, [1858]
Brazil. See [maps ]
Acontia decisa Walker, [1858]; 787; TL : Brazil
Acontia decisa ; [POOLE] ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 160 (list) (unknown, type lost))
Acontia delphinensis (Viette, 1968)
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Tarache delphinensis Viette, 1968; 10, f. 1; TL : Madagascar, Betroka Region, Ampandrandava
Acontia detrita Butler, 1886
Australia. See [maps ]
Acontia detrita Butler, 1886; 401; TL : Australia, Gayndah
Acontia clarissa Butler, 1886; 402; TL : Australia, Peak Downs
pallidula (Warren, 1913) (Tarache )
detritella (Strand, 1917) (Tarache )
Acontia dichroa (Hampson, 1914)
Sudan. See [maps ]
Tarache dichroa Hampson, 1914; 216; TL : Sudan, Port Sudan
Acontia discalis Walker, 1865
Australia (Queensland). See [maps ]
Acontia discalis Walker, 1865; 786; TL : Queensland, Moreton Bay
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1858
India, ..., Mozambique. See [maps ]
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1858; 422; TL : Mozambique
Calophasia upsilon Walker, 1865; 763; TL : Deccan
Acontia disrupta (Warren, 1913)
China (Hainan). See [maps ]
Tarache disrupta Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e; TL : Hainan Island
Acontia elaeoa (Hampson, 1910)
Australia (Queensland). See [maps ]
Acontia euschema (Turner, 1920)
Australia. See [maps ]
Tarache euschema Turner, 1920; 172; TL : Northern Territory, Port Darwin
Acontia fiebrigi (Zerny, 1916)
Paraguay (Chaco). See [maps ]
Tarache fiebrigi Zerny, 1916; 189, pl. 5, f. 13; TL : Paraguay, Chaco
Acontia flavonigra (Swinhoe, 1884)
Pakistan. See [maps ]
Rivula flavonigra Swinhoe, 1884; 522, pl. 47, f. 15; TL : Kurrachee
Acontia gagites (Warren, 1913)
Timor. See [maps ]
Tarache gagites Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e; TL : Dutch Timor, Dili
Acontia gradata Walker, [1858]
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia gradata Walker, [1858]; 788; TL : Cape
Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Madagascar, South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856; 59; TL : "Kaffern"
Acontia luteola Saalmüller, 1891; 333, f. 171; TL : Madagascar, Nossi-Be
Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia hemiglauca (Hampson, 1910)
India (Tamil Nadu). See [maps ]
Acontia hemipentha (Wiltshire, 1947)
Egypt. See [maps ]
Tarache hemipentha Wiltshire, 1947; 7, pl. f. 6; TL : Egypt, S.Sinai, Bir Tarfa
Acontia hemixanthia (Hampson, 1910)
Kenya. See [maps ]
Acontia hieroglyphica (Lower, 1902)
Australia (New South Wales). See [maps ]
Tarache hieroglyphica Lower, 1902; 658; TL : New South Wales, Broken Hill
connexa (Warren, 1913) (Tarache )
connecta (Strand, 1917) (Tarache )
Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
Iran, Pakistan. See [maps ]
Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884; 517, pl. 47, f. 7; TL : Kurrachee
Tarache audeoudi Brandt, 1939; 244, f. 1; TL : Iran, Bender Tchahbahar
Acontia interposita (Dyar, 1912)
Mexico. See [maps ]
Tarache interposita Dyar, 1912; 76; TL : Mexico, Tehuacan
Acontia jaliscana (Schaus, 1898)
Mexico. See [maps ]
Tarache jaliscana Schaus, 1898; 118; TL : Mexico, Guadalajara
Acontia leucotrigona (Hampson, 1905)
Mozambique. See [maps ]
Tarache leucotrigona Hampson, 1905; 436; TL : Gazaland, Melseter
Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
Europe, Algeria, ..., N.Iran, .., India. See [maps ]
Pale Shoulder
Malveneule
Phalaena lucida Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3) : 302; TL : Berlin region
Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend : 90 ; TL : Vienna district
Noctua albicollis Fabricius, 1781; 218; TL : Italy
Phalaena Noctua rupicola Borkhausen, 1792; 82; TL : Frankfurt region
Noctua insolatrix Hübner, [1822]; pl. 148, f. 684-685; TL : Europe
Acontia triradiata Walker, [1858]; 794; TL : Punjab
Aconthia[sic] lucida var. triangulum Costa, 1882; 39; TL : Sardinia, Oristano
Acontia lucida var. lugens Alpheraky, 1889; 182; TL : Babatagh
Acontia lucida f. mediofasciata Stauder, 1923; 44; TL : Pola
Tarache (Acontia) lucida var. heliodora Schawerda, 1924; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 73 (s.b) : 160, f. 8; TL : Mesopotamia, Mosul
1000x536 (~76Kb) Northern Greece, Axios Delta, 12/8/1995, Photo © Dylan Lloyd leg.
Larva on
althaea officinalis ,
Convolvulus ,
Chenopodium ,
Taraxacum ;Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1971, [POOLE]
Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881; lx [60]; TL : Madagascar
Acontia malagasy (Viette, 1965)
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Tarache malagasy Viette, 1965; 148, pl. 4, f. 23; TL : Madagascar, 50km, SE of Diego-Suarez, Analamerana forest
Acontia margaritana (Drury, 1782)
South Africa. See [maps ]
Phalaena margaritana Drury, 1782
Phalaena Noctua margaritana Drury, 1782; 28, index, pl. 21, f. 6; TL : "New York" [= Southern Africa]
Acontia bohemanni Wallengren, 1856; 58; TL : "Kaffern"
Acontia includens Walker, [1858]; 799
Acontia monilifera Walker, [1858]; 798
Acontia unio Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108 , f. 32; TL : Natal
Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794)
N.India. See [maps ]
Phalaena marmoralis Fabricius, 1794; 234; TL : "India Orientali"
Acontia tropica Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 217 ; TL : "Indes Orientales"
Acontia bipunctata Walker, [1858]; 798
Acontia maculosa Walker, [1858]; 795; TL : China; North India
Larva on
Sida rhombifolia ;Gardner, 1941, [POOLE]
Acontia mekki (Rungs, 1953)
Algeria. See [maps ]
Tarache mekki Rungs, 1953; 16, f. 1-2; TL : Oran, Djebel Murdjado
Acontia mesoleucoides Poole, 1989
Somalia. See [maps ]
Acontia mesoleucoides Poole, 1989; [POOLE] : 16 (repl. Tarache mesoleuca Hampson, 1916); TL : Somaliland, Mandera
Tarache mesoleuca Hampson, 1916; 123, pl. 1, f. 38 (preocc. Tarache mesoleuca Holland, 1894); TL : Somaliland, Mandera
Acontia micrasti (Lower, 1903)
S.Australia. See [maps ]
Tarache micrasti Lower, 1903; 33; TL : South Australia, Tennant's Creek
Acontia micropis (Druce, 1909)
Brazil (Parana). See [maps ]
Tarache micropis Druce, 1909; 462; TL : Parana, Castro
Acontia microptera Mabille, 1879
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Acontia microptera Mabille, 1879; 321; TL : Madagascar
Acontia naevulosa Saalmüller, 1891; 334, f. 237; TL : Madagascar, Nossi-be
Acontia miegii (Mabille, 1882)
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Aconthia[sic] miegii Mabille, 1882; 134; TL : Madagascar
Acontia miogona (Hampson, 1916)
Somalia. See [maps ]
Tarache miogona Hampson, 1916; 123, pl. 1, f. 39; TL : Somaliland, Mandera
Acontia nephata (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Angola. See [maps ]
Tarache nephata Bethune-Baker, 1911; 526; TL : Lokoja district
Acontia neurota (Lower, 1903)
Australia (Queensland). See [maps ]
Tarache neurota Lower, 1903; 33; TL : Queensland, Cooktown
Acontia niphogona (Hampson, 1909)
Uganda. See [maps ]
Tarache niphogona Hampson, 1909; 109, pl. 4, f. 17; TL : SE.Ruwenzori, Mokia
Acontia nitidula (Fabricius, 1787)
Bombyx nitidula Fabricius, 1787; 126; TL : "Coromandel"
Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805; (4) 29, pl. 14; TL : Surrey, Brixton
Desmophora elegans Stephens, 1829; 109 (repl. Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805)
Acontia nivipicta Butler, 1886
Australia (Queensland). See [maps ]
Acontia nivipicta Butler, 1886; 400; TL : Queensland, Peak Downs
flavistriga (Warren, 1913) (Tarache )
nivipictoides (Strand, 1917) (Tarache )
Acontia notabilis (Walker, 1857)
India (Punjab). See [maps ]
Calophasia notabilis Walker, 1857; 669; TL : Punjab
Acontia nubifera (Hampson, 1910)
Chelichares nubifera Hampson, 1910
Acontia nubifera ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 158 (list)
Acontia nubilata (Hampson, 1902)
South Africa. See [maps ]
Tarache nubilata Hampson, 1902; 390; TL : Natal, Durban
Acontia olivacea (Hampson, 1891)
India, ..., SE.Siberia, Japan. See [maps ]
Cilix olivacea Hampson, 1891; 9, 63, pl. 142, f. 9; TL : India, Nilgiri district
Tarache olivacea umbrosa Bang-Haas. 1927; 88, pl. 10, f. 44; TL : Ussuri, Sutschansk; Wladiwostock
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
India. See [maps ]
Acontia partita Walker, 1870
Acontia partita Walker, 1870; 130; TL : "Harkeko"
Acontia pauliani (Viette, 1965)
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Tarache pauliani Viette, 1965; 149, pl. 3, f. 14; TL : Madagascar, Behara
Acontia polychroma Walker, 1869
Acontia polychroma Walker, 1869; 37
Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
Kenya. See [maps ]
Tarache porphyrea Butler, 1898; 420; TL : British East Africa, 88 miles from Mombasa, between Voi and Ndi
Acontia psaliphora (Hampson, 1910)
Mozambique. See [maps ]
Acontia quadrata Walker, 1866
Brazil. See [maps ]
Acontia quadrata Walker, 1866; 1963; TL : Brazil
Acontia quadrata ; [POOLE] ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 160 (list) (unknown, type lost)
Acontia rachiastis (Hampson, 1908) Aldabra
Tarache rachiastis Hampson, 1908; 483; TL : Aldabra
Acontia ruffinellii (Biezanko, 1959)
Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay. See [maps ]
Hoplotarache ruffinellii Biezanko, 1959; 35, f. 1; TL : Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Pelotas; Santa Rosa; Sao Luiz de Gonzaga; Uruguay, Santa Lucia, Montevideo
Acontia ruficinta (Hampson, 1910)
Ethiopia. See [maps ]
Acontia rufitincta (Hampson, 1910)
India (Madras). See [maps ]
Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Ethiopia. See [maps ]
Acontia seminigra (Rebel, 1947)
Egypt. See [maps ]
Tarache seminigra Rebel, 1947; 52; TL : Egypt, Gebell Elba, Wadi Aideb
Acontia sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1794)
Europe, ..., India. See [maps ]
Pyralis sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794; 245; TL : "Monspeliae"
Erastria imbuta Walker, 1865; 794; TL : Hindostan
Acontia acerba Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108 , f. 25; TL : Bengalia
Acontia jnda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108 , f. 23; TL : "Bengalia"
Tarache sexpunctata ochreola Warren, 1913; 303; TL : Nilgiri Hills
Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879 Nambibia
Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879; 62; TL : Damara
Acontia sphaerophora (Hampson, 1914)
N.Nigeria. See [maps ]
Tarache sphaerophora Hampson, 1914; 217; TL : N.Nigeria, Zungeru
Acontia stumpffi Saalmüller, 1891
Madagascar. See [maps ]
Acontia stumpffi Saalmüller, 1891; 331; TL : Madagascar, Nossi-Be
Acontia sublimbata Berio, 1984
Kenya. See [maps ]
Acontia sublimbata Berio, 1984; 44, pl. 3, f. 34; TL : Kenya, Samburu Reserve
Acontia subarabica Wiltshire, 1982 Saudi Arabia
Acontia subarabica Wiltshire, 1982; 317, f. 51, 51a-b; TL : Saudi Arabia, Asir, Maraba
Acontia tetragonisa (Hampson, 1910)
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia thapsina (Turner, 1902)
Australia (Queensland). See [maps ]
Hyela thapsina Turner, 1902; 112; TL : Queensland, Townsville
Hyela thapsina Turner, 1902
Tarache xuthota Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10 : 755 , pl. 172 , f. 17; TL : Queensland, Townsville
bilineata (Warren, 1913) (Tarache )
thapsinana (Strand, 1917) (Tarache )
Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875; 109; TL : Transvaal
Tarache hyperlophia Hampson, 1902; 387; TL : Transvaal; Weenen, Estcourt, Natal; Cape Colony, Transkei
Acontia titania (Esper, 1798)
Turkey. See [maps ]
Acontia trimacula Saalmüller, 1891 Madadgasca
Acontia trimacula Saalmüller, 1891; 335; TL : Madagascar, Nossi Be
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
South Africa, Namibia. See [maps ]
Acontia urania Frivaldszky, 1835
SEEU, Transcaucasia. See [maps ]
Acontia urania Frivaldszky, 1835; A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei 2 : 274, pl. 7, f. 10; TL : "Balkans, Röpul"
Chariclea eversmanni Kolenati, 1846; 102, pl. 18, f. 3; TL : Transcaucasica, Elisabethopol
Acontia vaualbum (Hampson, 1914)
Nigeria. See [maps ]
Tarache vaualbum Hampson, 1914
Tarache vau-album Hampson, 1914; 216; TL : Nigeria, Minna
Acontia venita (Schaus, 1904)
Brazil (Parana). See [maps ]
Tarache (?) venita Schaus, 1904; 160; TL : Parana, Castro
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856; 58; TL : "Kaffern"
Acontia urbani Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; pl. 108, f. 35; TL : Natal, Durban
Tarache vahlbergi Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10 : 776 (emend.); TL : "Kaffern"
Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879 Nabimia
Acontia viridifera (Hampson, 1910)
Hoplotarache viridifera Hampson, 1910
Acontia viridifera ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39 : 158 (list)
Acontia yemenensis (Hampson, 1918)
Yemen. See [maps ]
Tarache yemenensis Hampson, 1918; 189; TL : Yemen
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
South Africa. See [maps ]
Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856; "Kaffern"
Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856; 59; TL : "Kaffern"
Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856; 60; TL : Kaffern
?Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
?Acontia damia Druce, 1889
Guatemala. See [maps ]
Unknown or unplaced taxa
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References:
[AFM]
African Moths
[ALA]
Atlas of Living Australia
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W., 2013
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera)
[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh ; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona ; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[Don Herbison-Evans] and Stella A. Crossley
Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia ; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans ; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[Dylan Lloyd] Hafanedd, Deiniol Rd., Bangor, Wales, U.K., LL57 2UP
e-mail: Dylan Lloyd
[ESP] Heppner, 1981
The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum ; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[PNWM]
Pacific Northwest Moths
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar ; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet ; (Sweden)
[ZOOKEYS]
[maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[²] This may require parentheses or not. I don't have the necessary information for this taxon.
Some related literature:
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Sixiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 2
Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2)
: 1 -443,
Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques)
Uitl. Kapellen 2
(9-16): 1 -152, pl. 97 -192 (1777)
[Schiffermüller], 1775
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend
Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend
: 1 -322, pl. 1a-b
Esper, 1798
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen
Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2
(Abs. 1) (48): 373 -420, pl. 184 -186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796),
(Abs. 1) (49-50): 421 -464, pl. 187 -191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798),
(Abs. 1) (51): 465 -496, pl. [192 ],[193 ] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]),
(Abs. 1) (52): 497 -536, pl. 194 -195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804),
(Abs. 1) (53): 537 -632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804),
(Abs. 1) (54): 633 -698, pl. 197 -198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805),
(Abs. 2) (49-50): 1 -44 (1798),
(Abs. 2) (51): 45 -54 ([1799-1803]),
(Abs. 2) (52): 55 -62 (1804),
(Abs. 2) (53): 63 -85 (1805)
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera
Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2)
(1): 1 -136, pl. 1 -21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]),
(2): 137 -378, pl. 22 -47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865),
(3): 379 -536, pl. 48 -74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867),
(4): 537 -548, pl. 75 -120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) ,
(5): pl. 121 -140, (erklärung) 1 -10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Frivaldszky, 1835
A Balkány vidékén tett természettudományi utazásról
A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei 2
: 235-276, pl. 1-7
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1889; Godman & Salvin, 1889
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera
1 : 1 -490,
3 : pl. 1 -101
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1898
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera
Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera
2 : 1 -692,
3 : pl. 1 -101
Hampson, 1910
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum
Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus.
10 : i -xix, 1 -829, pl. 148 -173,
11 : pl. 174
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Hufnagel, 1766
Fortsetzung der tabelle von den nachtvogein. IV. Fortsetzung der dierten tabell von de Insecten, besonders von denen so genannten nacheulen als der zwoten klasse. Der nachvögel hiesiger gegend
Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3)
: 279-309
Keegan, Lafontaine, Wahlberg & Wagner, 2019
Towards resolving and redefining Amphipyrinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae): a massively polyphyletic taxon
Syst. Ent. 44
: 451-464
Lafontaine & Poole, 2010
Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)
ZooKeys 39
: 137-160
[NACL93]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010
Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico
ZooKeys 40
: 1-239
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera
Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2
: 1-812
[AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia
Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4 : 1-529
Oberthür, 1887
[Lépidopteres d'Algérie]
Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7
: xlviii -xlix,[48 -49],
: lvii -lix,[57 -59],
: lxvii ,[67 -68],
: lxxvi ,[76 ],
: lxxxiii -lxxxiv,[83 -84],
: xcix -c,[99 -100]
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. Fierter Band
Schmett. Eur. 4
: 1 -223
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae
Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118 :
Rothschild, 1915
Lepidoptera of the M'Zab country, south Algeria, collected by Dr Ernest Hartert and Carl Hilgert in 1914
Novit. Zool. 22
(2): 228 -243
Schawerda, 1924
Neue Arten und Formen aus Mesopotamien
Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 73 (s.b)
: 158-163
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