''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
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Acantholipes afar''
Laporte, 1991
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Acantholipes aurea''
Berio, 1966
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Acantholipes canofusca''
Hacker & Saldaitis, 2010
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Acantholipes circumdata''
(Walker, 1858) (or ''Acantholipes circumdatus'')
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Acantholipes curvilinea''
Leech, 1900
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Acantholipes germainae''
Laporte, 1991
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Acantholipes hypenoides''
Moore, 1881
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Acantholipes juba''
Swinhoe, 1902
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Acantholipes larentioides''
Strand, 1920
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Acantholipes namacensis''
(Guenée, 1852)
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Acantholipes plecopteroides
''Acantholipes plecopteroides'' is a species of moth 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 w ...
''
Strand, 1920
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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
''Acantholipes regulatrix'' is a species of moth 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- ...
''
Wiltshire, 1961
* ''
Acantholipes semiaurea
''Acantholipes semiaurea'' is a species of moth 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-k ...
''
Berio, 1966
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Acantholipes similis
''Acantholipes'' is a genus of moths in the family Erebidae erected by Julius Lederer (entomologist), Julius Lederer in 1857.
Description
Palpi obliquely upturned, where the second joint very broadly fringed with hair and a minute third joint. T ...
''
Moore, 1879
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Acantholipes singularis
''Acantholipes singularis'' is a species of moth 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- ...
''
Gerasimov, 1931
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Acantholipes tenuipoda
''Acantholipes tenuipoda'' is a species of moth 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-k ...
''
Strand, 1920
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Acantholipes trajecta
''Acantholipes trajecta'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae first described by Francis Walker in 1865. It is found in South Africa, India, Sri Lanka, and Australia, where it has been recorded from Western Australia,
the Northern Terri ...
''
Walker, 1865
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Acantholipes transiens
''Acantholipes transiens'' is a species of moth 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-k ...
''
Berio, 1955
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Acantholipes trimeni
''Acantholipes trimeni'', or Trimen's knob, is a species of moth 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 v ...
''
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
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Acantholipes zuboides
''Acantholipes zuboides'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Montebello Islands
The Montebello Islands, also rendered as the Monte Bello Islands, are an archipelago o ...
''
(Montague, 1914)
Former species
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Acantholipes mesoscota
''Gesonia mesoscota'' is a species of moth in the family Erebidae. It is found on the Bahamas
The Bahamas (), officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlan ...
''
Hampson, 1904
References
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Further reading
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Acantholipini
Noctuoidea genera
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