''Emmelia'' is a genus 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 ...

, found primarily in Africa and the

Palearctic The Palearctic or Palaearctic is the largest of the eight biogeographic realms of the Earth. It stretches across all of Eurasia north of the foothills of the Himalayas, and North Africa. The realm consists of several bioregions: the Euro-Sibe ...

Taxonomy

''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily

Acontiinae Acontiinae is a subfamily of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae. 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 ...

(

). However, its status is uncertain. The name ''Emmelia'' is also known as subgenus in the genus ''

Acontia ''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 ...

'' and it is sometimes considered a synonym of ''

''.

Species

These 36 species belong to the genus ''Emmelia'': * '' Emmelia albovittata'' Hacker, 2013 (Africa) * '' Emmelia amarei'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia atripars'' Hampson, 1914 (Africa) * '' Emmelia bellula'' (Hacker, 2010) * '' Emmelia bethunebakeri'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia binominata'' (Butler, 1892) * '' Emmelia callima'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 (Africa) * '' Emmelia citrelinea'' Bethune-Baker, 1911 (Africa) * '' Emmelia dichroa'' Hampson, 1914 (Africa and temperate Asia) * '' Emmelia eburnea'' Hacker, 2010 * '' Emmelia esperiana'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * ''

Emmelia fascialis ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' (Hampson, 1894) * '' Emmelia fastrei'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia fuscoalba'' (Hacker, 2010) * '' Emmelia homonyma'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia karachiensis'' Swinhoe, 1889 (Africa and temperate Asia) * '' Emmelia lanzai'' (Berio, 1985) (Africa) * ''

Emmelia manakhana ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (temperate Asia) * ''

Emmelia mascheriniae ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' (Berio, 1985) (Africa) * ''

Emmelia mineti ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' Hacker, 2011 (Africa) * ''

Emmelia notha ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * ''

Emmelia nubila ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' Hampson, 1910 (Africa and temperate Asia) * ''

Emmelia obliqua ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * ''

Emmelia paraalba ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * ''

Emmelia philbyi ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' (Wiltshire, 1988) (temperate Asia) * ''

Emmelia praealba ''Emmelia'' is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic. Taxonomy ''Emmelia'' is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). Howe ...

'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia purpurata'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia robertbecki'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia saldaitis'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 * '' Emmelia schreieri'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * '' Emmelia semialba'' Hampson, 1910 (Africa and temperate Asia) * '' Emmelia stassarti'' (Hacker, 2010) * '' Emmelia subnotha'' (Hacker, 2010) * '' Emmelia szunyoghyi'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa) * ''

Emmelia trabealis ''Emmelia trabealis'', the spotted sulphur, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli his 1763 ''Entomologia Carniolica''. Taxonomy The species is sometimes placed in the genus '' Acontia'' a ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) (spotted sulphur) (temperate Asia and Europe) * '' Emmelia veroxanthia'' Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010 (Africa)

References

''Emmelia''
at Markku Savela's ''Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms''
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Acontiinae {{Acontiinae-stub