''Acontia'' is a

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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 of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...

. The genus was named by

Ferdinand Ochsenheimer Ferdinand Ochsenheimer (17 March 1767 – 2 November 1822) was a German actor and entomologist (lepidopterist). Life Ochsenheimer was born and brought up in Mainz (then in the Electorate of Mainz) and began to show an interest in butterflies ...

in 1816. ''

Eusceptis ''Eusceptis'' is a genus of bird dropping moths of the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea ...

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Pseudalypia ''Pseudalypia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Henry Edwards (entomologist), Henry Edwards in 1874. Some authors include it in ''Acontia'', but it is tentatively treated as different here pending further research. Species ...

'' and ''

Spragueia file:Spragueia_Moth_(37032692023).jpg, 200px, ''Spragueia funeralis'' ''Spragueia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1875. Species * ''Spragueia apicalis'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1868 ...

'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated as different pending further research. Many species of ''

Tarache ''Tarache'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae erected by Jacob Hübner. It includes most former New World ''Acontia'' species. Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms and The Global Lepidoptera Names Index report this name as a synonym of ...

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Description

Palpi long, porrect (extending forward) and met by a short sharp frontal tuft. Third joint prominent. Antennae simple. Thorax and abdomen smoothly scaled and tuftless. Forewings with non-crenulate cilia. Veins 7, 8 and 9, 10 stalked. Larva possess four abdominal

proleg A proleg is a small, fleshy, stub structure found on the ventral surface of the abdomen of most larval forms of insects of the order Lepidoptera, though they can also be found on other larval insects such as sawflies and a few other types of in ...

Species

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Acontia albida ''Acontia albida'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, including Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and La ...

'' (Hampson, 1910) * ''

Acontia albinigra ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Warren, 1913 * ''

Acontia antecedens ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker, 1869 * ''

Acontia antica ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker, 1862 * ''

Acontia apatelia ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Swinhoe, 1907 * ''

Acontia ardoris ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hübner,

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Acontia areletta ''Acontia areletta'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907. It is found in Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern ...

'' Dyar, 1907 * ''

Acontia asbenensis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Rothschild, 1921 * ''

Acontia basifera ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker,

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Acontia behrii ''Acontia behrii'' is a moth in the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the ...

'' Smith, 1900 * ''

Acontia bicolora ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Leech, 1889 * ''

Acontia bilimeki ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 * ''

Acontia biskrensis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Oberthür, 1887 * ''

Acontia brabanti ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Le Cerf, 1911 * ''

Acontia briola ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Holland, 1894 * ''

Acontia buchanani ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Rothschild, 1921 * ''

Acontia caffraria ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Cramer,

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Acontia carnescens ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia catenula ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker, 1865 * ''

Acontia chea ''Acontia chea'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Acontia chea'' is 9160. References Further reading * * * * chea Chea is a surname in variou ...

'' Druce, 1898 (syn: ''Acontia eudryada'' Smith, 1905) * ''

Acontia chia ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Holland, 1894 * ''

Acontia chrysoproctis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1902 * '' Acontia citripennis'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia clerana ''Acontia clerana'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Its wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip ...

'' Lower, 1902 * ''

Acontia coquillettii ''Acontia coquillettii'' is a species of bird dropping moth in the family Noctuidae. It is found in North America. The MONA or Hodges number for ''Acontia coquillettii'' is 9163. Description The ''A. coquillettii'' is a pure white moth, with ...

'' Smith, 1900 * ''

Acontia costistigma ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker,

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Acontia costosa ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Mabille, 1899 * ''

Acontia crassivalva ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Wiltshire, 1947 * ''

Acontia cratina ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Druce, 1889 * '' Acontia cretata'' Grote & Robinson, 1870 – chalky bird-dropping moth * ''

Acontia crocata ''Acontia crocata'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from India to Australia. In 2003, it was recorded from Deux-Sèvres in France. The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults have dark-brown forewings. The male has white patches on t ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * ''

Acontia cuprina ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker,

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Acontia cyanipha ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Lower, 1897 * ''

Acontia cyanocraspi ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia damia ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Druce, 1889 * ''

Acontia decisa ''Glaphyria decisa'' is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found from Guatemala to south-eastern Paraguay. It is also found in Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República ...

'' Walker,

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Acontia delphinensis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Viette, 1968 * ''

Acontia destricta ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Draudt, 1936 * ''

Acontia detrita ''Acontia detrita'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in New South Wales and Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the ...

'' Butler, 1886 * ''

Acontia dichroa ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1914 * ''

Acontia discoidea ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hopffer, 1858 * ''

Acontia disrupta ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Warren, 1913 * ''

Acontia elaeoa ''Acontia elaeoa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia euschema ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Turner, 1920 * ''

Acontia feae ''Acontia feae'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is known from Cape Verde and is found on the island of Brava. The species was described in 1937 by Emilio Berio. It is named after Leonardo Fea Leonardo Fea (Turin 24 July 1852 – Turin ...

'' (Berio, 1937) * ''

Acontia fiebrigi ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Zerny, 1916 * ''

Acontia flavonigra ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Swinhoe, 1884 * ''

Acontia gagites ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Warren, 1913 * ''

Acontia gloriosa ''Acontia gloriosa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was first described by George Hamilton Kenrick in 1917 and is found in Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Mad ...

'' (Kenrick, 1917) * '' Acontia gradata'' Walker,

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Acontia gratiosa ''Acontia gratiosa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1856. Distribution It is found in continental Africa and Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Repub ...

'' Wallengren, 1856 * ''

Acontia guttifera ''Acontia guttifera'' is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Africa, where it is known from Angola, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zimbabwe Zimbabwe (), officially the Republic of Zimbabwe, is a l ...

'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 * ''

Acontia hemiglauca ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia hemipentha ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Wiltshire, 1947 * ''

Acontia hemixanthia ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia hortensis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Swinhoe, 1884 * ''

Acontia imitatrix ''Acontia imitatrix'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most countries in Africa, from Morocco to Nigeria, Ghana to South Africa, Angola to Somalia, Yemen and Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabi ...

'' Wallengren, 1856 * ''

Acontia interposita ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Dyar, 1912 * ''

Acontia isolata ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Todd, 1960 * ''

Acontia jaliscana ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Schaus, 1898 * ''

Acontia leucotrigona ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1905 * ''

Acontia lucida ''Acontia lucida'', the pale shoulder, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johann Siegfried Hufnagel in 1766. Distribution and habitat This species can be found in most of Europe, east to Turkey, Iran and India ...

'' Hufnagel, 1766 * ''

Acontia luteola ''Acontia luteola'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Max Saalmüller in 1891. It is known from Réunion and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madag ...

'' Saalmüller, 1891 * ''

Acontia malagasy ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Viette, 1965 * ''

Acontia malgassica ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Mabille, 1881 * ''

Acontia margaritana ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Drury, 1782 * ''

Acontia marmoralis ''Acontia marmoralis'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Sri Lanka, India, Japan and Taiwan. Host plant is ''Sida rhombifolia'', '' Sida alnifolia'' and cotton Cotton is ...

'' Fabricius, 1794 * ''

Acontia mekki ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Rungs, 1953 * '' Acontia mesoleucoides'' Poole, 1989 * ''

Acontia micrasti ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Lower, 1903 * ''

Acontia micropis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Druce, 1909 * ''

Acontia microptera ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Mabille, 1879 * ''

Acontia miegii ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Mabille, 1882 * ''

Acontia miogona ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1916 * ''

Acontia mizteca ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Schaus, 1898 * ''

Acontia morides ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Schaus, 1894 * ''

Acontia nephata ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 * ''

Acontia neurota ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Lower, 1903 * ''

Acontia niphogona ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1909 * ''

Acontia nitidula ''Acontia nitidula'', the Brixton beauty, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787. It is found in South Africa, Europe, China, Japan and throughout India and Sri Lanka. It has also ...

'' Fabricius, 1787 * ''

Acontia nivipicta ''Acontia nivipicta'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the northern two thirds of Australia. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For exampl ...

'' Butler, 1886 * ''

Acontia notabilis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker, 1857 * ''

Acontia nubifera ''Acontia nubifera'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in South America, including Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South Am ...

'' (Hampson, 1910) * ''

Acontia nubilata ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1902 * ''

Acontia ochrochroa ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Druce, 1909 * ''

Acontia olivacea ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1891 * ''

Acontia opalinoides ''Acontia opalinoides'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852. Distribution It is found in many African countries such as Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan and Tanza ...

'' Guenée, 1852 * '' Acontia parana'' E. D. Jones, 1921 * ''

Acontia partita ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker, 1870 * ''

Acontia pauliani ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Viette, 1965 * ''

Acontia phaenna ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Druce, 1889 * ''

Acontia phrygionis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia polychroma ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker, 1869 * ''

Acontia porphyrea ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Butler, 1898 * ''

Acontia psaliphora ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia quadrata ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker, 1866 * ''

Acontia rachiastis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1908 * ''

Acontia rufescens ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia ruffinellii ''Acontia ruffinellii'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in the Rio Grande do Sul region of Brazil and Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in So ...

'' Biezanko, 1959 * ''

Acontia ruficinta ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia rufitincta ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * '' Acontia secta'' Guenée, 1852 * ''

Acontia seminigra ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Rebel, 1947 * ''

Acontia sexpunctata ''Acontia sexpunctata'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in Sri Lanka and India. Its host plant is ''Sida rhombifolia ''Sida rhombifolia'', commonly known as arrowleaf sida, is ...

'' Fabricius, 1794 * ''

Acontia spangbergi ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Aurivillius, 1879 * ''

Acontia sphaerophora ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1914 * ''

Acontia stumpffi ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Saalmüller, 1891 * ''

Acontia subarabica ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Wiltshire, 1982 * ''

Acontia sublimbata ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Berio, 1984 * ''

Acontia tetragonisa ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia thapsina ''Acontia thapsina'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Queensland. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 h ...

'' Turner, 1902 * ''

Acontia tinctilis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Wallengren, 1875 * ''

Acontia titania ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Esper, 1798 * ''

Acontia transfigurata ''Acontia transfigurata'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most countries of subtropical Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 milli ...

'' Wallengren, 1856 * '' Acontia trimacula'' Saalmüller, 1891 * ''

Acontia umbrigera ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 * ''

Acontia urania ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Frivaldszky, 1836 * ''

Acontia vaualbum ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1914 * ''

Acontia venita ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Schaus, 1904 * ''

Acontia viridifera ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' (Hampson, 1910) * ''

Acontia vittamargo ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Dyar, 1912 * ''

Acontia wahlbergi ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Wallengren, 1856 * ''

Acontia wallengreni ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Aurivillius, 1879 * ''

Acontia yemenensis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1918 * ''

Acontia zelleri ''Acontia gratiosa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1856. Distribution It is found in continental Africa and Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Repub ...

'' Wallengren, 1856

Former species transferred to ''Tarache''

The following species were recently transferred to the genus ''

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Acontia abdominalis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Grote, 1877 * ''

Acontia acerba ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' (H. Edwards, 1881) (syn: ''Acontia acerboides'' Poole, 1989) * ''

Acontia albifusa ''Tarache albifusa'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Clifford D. Ferris and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2009. It is found in the US state of Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in th ...

'' Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009 * ''

Acontia apela ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Druce, 1889 * ''

Acontia aprica ''Tarache aprica'', the exposed bird dropping moth, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1808. It is found in North America from Ontario and Quebec to Florida, west to Arizona, north to Kansas an ...

'' Hübner,

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Acontia areli ''Tarache areli'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Herman Strecker in 1898. It is found in North America in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Utah, British Columbia and Mexico Mexico (Spanish: ...

'' Strecker, 1898 * ''

Acontia areloides ''Tarache areloides'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912. It is found in the US states of Arizona and New Mexico ) , population_demonym = New Mexican ( es, Neomexicano, ...

'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912 * ''

Acontia arida ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Smith, 1900 * ''

Acontia assimilis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Grote, 1875 * ''

Acontia expolita ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Grote, 1882 * ''

Acontia bella ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1922 * ''

'' (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) (syn: ''Acontia disconnecta'' Smith, 1903) * '' Acontia cora'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1918 * ''

Acontia dacia ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Druce, 1889 * ''

Acontia delecta ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Walker,

/small> * '' Acontia flavipennis'' Grote, 1873 * ''

Acontia geminocula ''Tarache geminocula'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Clifford D. Ferris and J. Donald Lafontaine in 2009. It is found in the US states of Arizona and Texas, down to Chihuahua, Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), offic ...

'' Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009 * ''

Acontia knowltoni ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' McDunnough, 1940 * ''

Acontia lactipennis ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Harvey, 1875 * ''

Acontia lagunae ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' (Mustelin & Leuschner, 2000) * ''

Acontia lanceolata ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Grote, 1879 * ''

Acontia lucasi ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Smith, 1900 * ''

Acontia major ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Smith, 1900 * ''

Acontia quadriplaga ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Smith, 1900 * '' Acontia sedata'' H. Edwards, 1881 * ''

Acontia sutor ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Hampson, 1910 * ''

Acontia tenuicula ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Morrison, 1875 * ''

Acontia terminimaculata ''Acontia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. ''Eusceptis'', ''Pseudalypia'' and ''Spragueia'' are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated ...

'' Grote, 1873 * '' Acontia tetragona'' Walker,

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Acontia toddi ''Tarache toddi'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the ...

'' Ferris & Lafontaine, 2009

Former species

* '' Acontia discalis'' Walker, 1865

References

* * {{Taxonbar , from=Q4674506 Acontiinae Noctuoidea genera Taxa named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer