''Acantholipes'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s in the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
erected by
Julius Lederer in 1857.
Description
Palpi obliquely upturned, where the second joint very broadly fringed with hair and a minute third joint. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and slender. Tibia spineless and no long hairs. Forewings with quadrate or slightly acute apex.
Species
* ''
Acantholipes acephala''
Strand, 1912
* ''
Acantholipes afar''
Laporte, 1991
* ''
Acantholipes aurea''
Berio, 1966
* ''
Acantholipes canofusca''
Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
* ''
Acantholipes circumdata''
(Walker, 1858) (or ''Acantholipes circumdatus'')
* ''
Acantholipes curvilinea''
Leech, 1900
* ''
Acantholipes germainae''
Laporte, 1991
* ''
Acantholipes hypenoides''
Moore, 1881
* ''
Acantholipes juba''
Swinhoe, 1902
* ''
Acantholipes larentioides''
Strand, 1920
* ''
Acantholipes namacensis''
(Guenée, 1852)
* ''
Acantholipes plecopteroides''
Strand, 1920
* ''
Acantholipes plumbeonitens''
Hampson, 1926
* ''
Acantholipes regularis''
(Hübner, 813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler (''khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is d ...
* ''
Acantholipes regulatrix''
Wiltshire, 1961
* ''
Acantholipes semiaurea''
Berio, 1966
* ''
Acantholipes similis''
Moore, 1879
* ''
Acantholipes singularis''
Gerasimov, 1931
* ''
Acantholipes tenuipoda''
Strand, 1920
* ''
Acantholipes trajecta''
Walker, 1865
* ''
Acantholipes transiens''
Berio, 1955
* ''
Acantholipes trimeni''
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
* ''
Acantholipes zuboides''
(Montague, 1914)
Former species
* ''
Acantholipes mesoscota''
Hampson, 1904
References
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Further reading
*
Acantholipini
Noctuoidea genera
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