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Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family
Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths 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 clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. There are more than 50 genera and 430 described species in Acontiinae, found worldwide in temperate and tropical climates.
Genera
These 52 genera belong to the subfamily Acontiinae: ; Tribe Acontiini Guenée, 1841 : '' Acontia'' Ochsenheimer, 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 Noctuoid ...
'' Hübner, 1823
: ''Phyllophila
''Phyllophila'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Achille Guenée
Achille Guenée (sometimes M.A. Guenée; 1 January 1809 – 30 December 1880) was a French lawyer and entomologist.
Biography
Achille Guenée ...
'' Guenée, 1852
: ''Ponometia
''Ponometia'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer in 1868.
The Global Lepidoptera Names Index gives this name as a synonym of '' Acontia''.
Species
* '' Ponometia exigua ...
'' Herrich-Schäffer, 1868
: '' Pseudalypia'' H.Edwards, 1874
: '' Spragueia'' Grote, 1875
: ''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 o ...
'' Hübner, 1823
; Tribe Armadini
: '' Armada'' Staudinger, 1884
: ''Asplenia
Asplenia refers to the absence of normal spleen function and is associated with some serious infection risks. Hyposplenism is used to describe reduced ('hypo-') splenic functioning, but not as severely affected as with asplenism.
''Functional'' a ...
'' Hampson, 1916
; Tribe Chamaecleini
: '' Aleptinoides'' Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
: '' Austrazenia'' Warren, 1913
: '' Chalcoecia'' Hampson, 1908
: '' Chamaeclea'' Grote, 1883
: '' Heminocloa'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
: '' Hemioslaria'' Barnes & Benjamin, 1924
: '' Megalodes'' Guenee, 1852
: '' Thurberiphaga'' Dyar, 1920
: '' Trogotorna'' Hampson, 1910
; Not placed in a tribe
: '' Acrobyla'' Rebel, 1903
: ''Alypophanes
''Alypophanes'' is a genus of 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 because m ...
'' Turner, 1908
: '' Apaustis'' Hübner, 1823
: ''Barastrotia
''Barastrotia'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae described by Warren in 1913. Its only species, ''Barastrotia metalophota'', was first described by George Hampson in 1898. It is found in Khasis
The Khasi people are an ethnic ...
'' Warren, 1913
: ''Bostrodes
''Bostrodes'' is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was erected by George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet (14 January 1860 – 15 October 1936) was an English entomologist.
Hampson studied at Charterhouse Sch ...
'' Hampson, 1910
: '' Chamyris'' Guenée, 1852
: '' Chara'' Staudinger, 1892
: ''Cingalesa
''Cingalesa'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Noctuidae. Its only species, ''Cingalesa strigicosta'', is found in Sri Lanka. Both the genus and species were first described by George Hampson
Sir George Francis Hampson, 10th Baronet ...
'' Hampson, 1884
: '' Drasteriodes'' Hampson, 1926
: '' Drobeta'' Walker, 1858
: '' Duhemia'' Rungs, 1943
: '' Ectrogatha'' Hampson, 1910
: '' Emmelia''
: '' Heterorta'' Warren, 1913
: '' Lambana'' Walker, 1866
: '' Metacausta'' Hampson, 1910
: '' Metopoceras'' Guenee, 1850
: '' Mimoruza'' Hampson, 1895
: '' Outaya'' Chrétien, 1911
: '' Oxytrita'' Warren, 1913
: '' Parerastria'' Warren, 1914
: '' Perynea'' Hampson, 1910
: '' Pseudacidalia'' Hampson, 1894
: '' Pyraloides'' Rebel, 1948
: '' Rabila'' Walker, 1865
: '' Rhodotarache'' Warren, 1914
: '' Shiraia''
: '' Stemmaphora'' Staudinger, 1888
: '' Stenocryptis'' Warren, 1913
: '' Stenorache'' Hampson, 1910
: '' Tephrochares'' Zerny, 1933
: '' Trissernis'' Meyrick, 1902
: '' Trogoblemma'' Hampson, 1910
References
Further reading
* *External links
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2666583 Noctuidae