Acontia
Encyclopedia
Acontia is a genus
of moth
s of the Noctuidae
family.
genus:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of moth
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
s of the Noctuidae
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae or owlet moths are a family of robustly-built moths that includes more than 35,000 known species out of possibly 100,000 total, in more than 4,200 genera. They constitute the largest family in the Lepidoptera....
family.
Species
- Acontia albidaAcontia albidaAcontia albida is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South America, including Brazil.Adults are on wing in November and December.-External links:*...
(Hampson, 1910) - Acontia albinigra Warren, 1913
- Acontia antecedens Walker, 1869
- Acontia antica Walker, 1862
- Acontia apatelia Swinhoe, 1907
- Acontia ardoris Hübner, [1827-1831]
- Acontia arelettaAcontia arelettaAcontia areletta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Mexico.The length of the forewings is 12-14 mm for both males and females. Adults are on wing from October to November depending on the location.-External links:*...
Dyar, 1907 - Acontia asbenensis Rothschild, 1921
- Acontia basifera Walker, [1858]
- Acontia behrii Smith, 1900
- Acontia bicolora Leech, 1889
- Acontia bilimeki Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887
- Acontia brabanti Le Cerf, 1911
- Acontia briola Holland, 1894
- Acontia buchanani Rothschild, 1921
- Acontia caffraria Cramer, [1777]
- Acontia carnescens Hampson, 1910
- Acontia catenula Walker, 1865
- Acontia chea Druce, 1898 (syn: Acontia eudryada Smith, 1905)
- Acontia chia Holland, 1894
- Acontia chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902
- Acontia citripennis Hampson, 1910
- Acontia cleranaAcontia cleranaAcontia clerana is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland.Its wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have off-white forewings, with dark brown markings in the marginal halves. The hindwings are brown, fading somewhat toward the base.-External...
Lower, 1902 - Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1900
- Acontia costistigma Walker, [1858]
- Acontia costosa Mabille, 1899
- Acontia crassivalva Wiltshire, 1947
- Acontia cratina Druce, 1889
- Acontia cretataAcontia cretataThe Chalky Bird Dropping Moth is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from California to Texas and Oklahoma, north to Colorado and Utah.The wingspan is 22-27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to September....
Grote & Robinson, 1870 - Acontia crocataAcontia crocataAcontia crocata is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found from India to Australia. It has recently been recorded from Deux-Sèvres in France....
Guenée, 1852 - Acontia cuprina Walker, [1863]
- Acontia cyanipha Lower, 1897
- Acontia cyanocraspi Hampson, 1910
- Acontia damia Druce, 1889
- Acontia decisa Walker, [1858]
- Acontia delphinensis Viette, 1968
- Acontia destricta Draudt, 1936
- Acontia detritaAcontia detritaAcontia detrita is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland.The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have brown wings. The basal half of each forewing is variable patchy pale brown and the marginal half is dark brown. The hindwings are brown, fading somewhat toward...
Butler, 1886 - Acontia dichroa Hampson, 1914
- Acontia discalis Walker, 1865
- Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1858
- Acontia disrupta Warren, 1913
- Acontia elaeoaAcontia elaeoaAcontia elaeoa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Queensland.The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have blotchy brown forewings, each with several pale marks along the costa. The hindwings are brown, fading at the base.-External links:**...
Hampson, 1910 - Acontia euschema Turner, 1920
- Acontia fiebrigi Zerny, 1916
- Acontia flavonigra Swinhoe, 1884
- Acontia gagites Warren, 1913
- Acontia gradata Walker, [1858]
- Acontia gratiosaAcontia gratiosaAcontia gratiosa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found all over Africa.-External links:* * *...
Wallengren, 1856 - Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Acontia hemiglauca Hampson, 1910
- Acontia hemipentha Wiltshire, 1947
- Acontia hemixanthia Hampson, 1910
- Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
- Acontia interposita Dyar, 1912
- Acontia isolata Todd, 1960
- Acontia jaliscana Schaus, 1898
- Acontia leucotrigona Hampson, 1905
- Acontia lucidaAcontia lucidaThe Pale Shoulder is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in most of Europe, east to Turkey, Iran and India. It has also been recorded from Algeria. It is a rare migrant to the south coast of Great Britain.The wingspan is 26-30 mm...
Hufnagel, 1766 - Acontia malagasy Viette, 1965
- Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881
- Acontia margaritana Drury, 1782
- Acontia marmoralis Fabricius, 1794
- Acontia mekki Rungs, 1953
- Acontia mesoleucoides Poole, 1989
- Acontia micrasti Lower, 1903
- Acontia micropis Druce, 1909
- Acontia microptera Mabille, 1879
- Acontia miegii Mabille, 1882
- Acontia miogona Hampson, 1916
- Acontia mizteca Schaus, 1898
- Acontia morides Schaus, 1894
- Acontia nephata Bethune-Baker, 1911
- Acontia neurota Lower, 1903
- Acontia niphogona Hampson, 1909
- Acontia nitidulaAcontia nitidulaThe Brixton Beauty, Acontia nitidula, is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Asia, including India. It has also been recorded from Great Britain, but this record is doubtful....
Fabricius, 1787 - Acontia nivipictaAcontia nivipictaAcontia nivipicta is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the northern two thirds of Australia.The wingspan is about 20 mm....
Butler, 1886 - Acontia notabilis Walker, 1857
- Acontia nubiferaAcontia nubiferaAcontia nubifera is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in South America, including Argentina....
(Hampson, 1910) - Acontia nubilata Hampson, 1902
- Acontia ochrochroa Druce, 1909
- Acontia olivacea Hampson, 1891
- Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
- Acontia parana Jones, 1921
- Acontia partita Walker, 1870
- Acontia pauliani Viette, 1965
- Acontia phaenna Druce, 1889
- Acontia phrygionis Hampson, 1910
- Acontia polychroma Walker, 1869
- Acontia porphyrea Butler, 1898
- Acontia psaliphora Hampson, 1910
- Acontia quadrata Walker, 1866
- Acontia rachiastis Hampson, 1908
- Acontia rufescens Hampson, 1910
- Acontia ruffinelliiAcontia ruffinelliiAcontia ruffinellii is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil and Uruguay....
Biezanko, 1959 - Acontia ruficinta Hampson, 1910
- Acontia rufitincta Hampson, 1910
- Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
- Acontia seminigra Rebel, 1947
- Acontia sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794
- Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879
- Acontia sphaerophora Hampson, 1914
- Acontia stumpffi Saalmüller, 1891
- Acontia subarabica Wiltshire, 1982
- Acontia sublimbata Berio, 1984
- Acontia tetragonisa Hampson, 1910
- Acontia thapsinaAcontia thapsinaAcontia thapsina is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Queensland.The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have yellow forewings, with variable dark brown markings, sometimes nearly covering the wings. The hindwings are brown, fading at the base....
Turner, 1902 - Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
- Acontia titania Esper, 1798
- Acontia trimacula Saalmüller, 1891
- Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
- Acontia urania Frivaldszky, 1836
- Acontia vaualbum Hampson, 1914
- Acontia venita Schaus, 1904
- Acontia viridifera (Hampson, 1910)
- Acontia vittamargo Dyar, 1912
- Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879
- Acontia yemenensis Hampson, 1918
- Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
Former species
The following species were recently transferred to the TaracheTarache
Tarache is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It includes most former New world Acontia species.-Species:*Tarache aprica species-group:** Tarache aprica ** Tarache abdominalis...
genus:
- Acontia abdominalis Grote, 1877
- Acontia acerba (H. Edwards, 1881) (syn: Acontia acerboides Poole, 1989)
- Acontia albifusaAcontia albifusaTarache albifusa is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona.The length of the forewings is 9.5-11 mm for males and about 10.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to September.-External links:*...
Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009 - Acontia apela Druce, 1889
- Acontia aprica Hübner, [1808]
- Acontia areliAcontia areliTarache areli is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, British Columbia and Mexico....
Strecker, 1898 - Acontia areloidesAcontia areloidesTarache areloides is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico.The length of the forewings is 12-14 mm for both males and females. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.-External links:*...
Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 - Acontia arida Smith, 1900
- Acontia assimilis Grote, 1875
- Acontia expolita Grote, 1882
- Acontia bella Barnes & Benjamin, 1922
- Acontia bilimeki (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) (syn: Acontia disconnecta Smith, 1903)
- Acontia cora Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
- Acontia dacia Druce, 1889
- Acontia delecta Walker, [1858]
- Acontia flavipennis Grote, 1873
- Acontia geminoculaAcontia geminoculaTarache geminocula is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in Arizona and Texas, down to Chihuahua, Mexico.The length of the forewings is 10-11 mm for males and 10-12 for females. Adults are on wing from July to September depending on the location.-External links:*...
Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009 - Acontia knowltoni McDunnough, 1940
- Acontia lactipennis Harvey, 1875
- Acontia lagunae (Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000)
- Acontia lanceolata Grote, 1879
- Acontia lucasi Smith, 1900
- Acontia major Smith, 1900
- Acontia quadriplaga Smith, 1900
- Acontia sedata H. Edwards, 1881
- Acontia sutor Hampson, 1910
- Acontia tenuicula Morrison, 1875
- Acontia terminimaculata Grote, 1873
- Acontia tetragona Walker, [1858]
- Acontia toddiAcontia toddiTarache toddi is a moth of the Noctuidae family. A new species found in 2009 by Clifford D. Ferris and Donald Lafontaine found in southwestern North America....
Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009