Acracona
Encyclopedia
Acracona is a genus of snout moths
in the subfamily Galleriinae
. It was described by Karsch in 1900, and is known from Uganda
French Guinea
, Togo
and Madagascar
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the subfamily Galleriinae
Galleriinae
The Galleriinae are a subfamily of snout moths and occur essentially world-wide, in some cases aided by involuntary introduction by humans...
. It was described by Karsch in 1900, and is known from Uganda
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
French Guinea
French Guinea
French Guinea was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the independent nation of Guinea....
, Togo
Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic , is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. It extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, on which the capital Lomé is located. Togo covers an area of approximately with a population of approximately...
and Madagascar
Madagascar
The Republic of Madagascar is an island country located in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern coast of Africa...
.
Species
- Acracona elgonaeAcracona elgonaeAcracona elgonae is a species of snout moths in the genus Acracona. It was described by Whalley, in 1964, and is known from Uganda....
Whalley, 1964 - Acracona lamotteiAcracona lamotteiAcracona lamottei is a species of snout moths in the genus Acracona. It was described by Marion, in 1954, and is known from French Guinea....
(Marion, 1954) - Acracona prattiAcracona prattiAcracona pratti is a species of snout moths in the genus Acracona. It was described by Kenrick, in 1917, and is known from Madagascar....
(Kenrick, 1917) - Acracona remipedalisAcracona remipedalisAcracona remipedalis is a species of snout moths in the genus Acracona. It was described by Karsch, in 1900, and is known from Togo, Sierra Leone and Nigeria....
Karsch, 1900