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Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816
Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 91, TS: Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller]
Tarache Hübner, [1823]
= ; [NACL, 134]; [POOLE]
Desmophora Stephens, 1829
= ; [NACL, 134]; [POOLE]
Euphasia Stephens, 1830
= ; [NACL, 134]; [POOLE]
Heliothera Sodoffsky, 1837; (repl.)
= ; [POOLE]
Porrotha Gistl, 1848; (repl.)
= ; [POOLE]
Tima Walker, [1858]; (preocc. Eschscholtz, 1829)
= ; [NACL, 134]; [POOLE]
Trichotarache Grote, 1875
= ; [NACL, 134]; [POOLE]
Acontia, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia ; Godman & Salvin, 1889, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 305
Acontia (Acontiini) ; [NACL, 134]
Acontia (Acontiinae) ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia abdominalis (Grote, 1877)
Texas. See [About maps] Tarache abdominalis Grote, 1877; 157, TL: Texas
luta (Strand, 1917)
= ; [NACL, #9138]
mala (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9138]
Tarache abdominalis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia abdominalis ; [NACL, #9138]; [POOLE]

Acontia acerboides Poole, 1989
California. See [About maps] Acontia acerboides Poole, 1989; [POOLE: 13 (repl. Fruva acerba H. Edwards, 1881)], TL: California, Sonoma Co.
Fruva acerba H. Edwards, 1881; 24 (preocc. Acontia acerba Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874), TL: California, Sonoma Co.
Acontia acerba, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia acerba ; [NACL, #9155]
Acontia acerboides ; [POOLE]

Acontia albinigra (Warren, 1913)
India (Andhra Pradesh). See [About maps] Tarache albinigra Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e, TL: Gooty
Acontia albinigra ; [POOLE]

Acontia antecedens Walker, 1869
Acontia antecedens Walker, 1869; 38
Acontia antecedens ; [POOLE]

Acontia antica Walker, 1862
South Africa. See [About maps] Acontia antica Walker, 1862; 90, TL: Natal
Tarache acontina Mabille, 1900; 729, TL: [Afr. C.]
= ; [POOLE]
Tarache semiplumbea Hampson, 1902; 384, TL: Cape Colony
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia antica ; [POOLE]

Acontia apatelia (Swinhoe, 1907)
W.Africa. See [About maps] Tarache apatelia Swinhoe, 1907; 53, TL: "W.Africa, Bihe"
Acontia apatelia ; [POOLE]

Acontia apela Druce, 1889
Mexico. See [About maps] Acontia apela Druce, 1889; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 307, 3: pl. 28, f. 18, TL: Mexico, Presidio, Venta de Zopilot in Guerrero 2800ft
Acontia philomela Druce, 1889; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 307, 3: pl. 28, f. 19, TL: Mexico, Venta de Zopilote in Guerrero 2800ft
= ; [NACL, #9133]; [POOLE]
Acontia apela, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia apela ; [NACL, #9133]; [POOLE]

Acontia aprica (Hübner, [1808])
Noctua aprica Hübner, [1808]; pl. 80, f. 371, TL: Europe [ = North America]
Noctua alboater Haworth, 1809
= ; [NACL, #9136]; [POOLE]
Noctua albo-ater Haworth, 1809; 184, TL: "England" [= North America]
Acontia unocula Freyer, 1849; 86, pl. 534, f. 3
= ; [NACL, #9136]; [POOLE]
Acontia biplaga Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 218, TL: "Amerique Septentrionale"
= ; [NACL, #9136]; [POOLE]
Acontia redita Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 30
= ; [NACL, #9136]; [POOLE]
apricana (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9136]
apricanoides (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9136]
apricella (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9136]
Acontia aprica, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Acontia aprica, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia aprica, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Acontia aprica, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia aprica ; [NACL, #9136]; [POOLE]

Larva on Althaea rosea ;Crumb, 1956, [POOLE]


Acontia ardoris (Hübner, [1827-1831])
NA.Georgia, ..., Brazil (São Paulo). See [About maps] Tarache ardoris Hübner, [1827-1831]; 34, pl. [95], f. 551-552, TL: Georgia
Tarache duenna Schaus, 1898; 118, TL: Brazil, São Paulo
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia ardoris ; [POOLE]

Acontia areletta Dyar, 1907
Mexico. See [About maps] Acontia areletta Dyar, 1907; 229, TL: Mexico, Mexico City
Acontia areletta ; [POOLE]

Acontia areli Strecker, 1898
New Mexico, Arizona. See [About maps] Acontia areli Strecker, 1898; 11, TL: New Mexico; Arizona
monstrosa (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9159]
Acontia areli, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia areli ; [NACL, #9159]; [POOLE]

Acontia areloides (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Arizona. See [About maps] Tarache areloides Barnes & McDunnough, 1912; 92, TL: Arizona, White Mts
Tarache areloides, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia areloides, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
A. areloides, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia areloides ; [NACL, #9158]; [POOLE]

Acontia arida Smith, 1900
Arizona. See [About maps] Acontia arida Smith, 1900; 73, TL: Arizona, Catalina Springs
Acontia arida, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia arida, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia arida ; [NACL, #9150]; [POOLE]

Acontia asbenensis (Rothschild, 1921)
Niger. See [About maps] Tarache asbenensis Rothschild, 1921; 165, TL: Mts of Baguezan, Asben
Acontia asbenensis ; [POOLE]

Acontia assimilis (Grote, 1875)
California. See [About maps] Trichotarache assimilis Grote, 1875; 48, TL: California
Acontia assimilis, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia assimilis ; [NACL, #9141]; [POOLE]

Acontia basifera Walker, [1858]
N.India. See [About maps] Acontia basifera Walker, [1858]; 793, TL: North India
Acontia basifera, African Moths [AFM]
Acontia basifera ; [POOLE]

Acontia behrii Smith, 1900
California. See [About maps] Acontia behrii Smith, 1900; 76, TL: California
Acontia behrii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia behrii, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia behri ; auth., (missp.)
Acontia behrii ; [NACL, #9164]; [POOLE]

Acontia bella (Barnes & Benjamin, 1922)
Arizona. See [About maps] Tarache bella Barnes & Benjamin, 1922; 45, TL: Arizona, Cochise Co., Paradise
Tarache bella, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia bella, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia bella ; [NACL, #9147]; [POOLE]

Acontia bicolora Leech, 1889
Japan. See [About maps] Acontia bicolora Leech, 1889; 133, pl. 9, f. 7, TL: Japan; Kiukiang
Acontia bicolora ; [POOLE]

Acontia bilimeki Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Mexico. See [About maps] Acontia bilimeki Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 29, TL: Mexico, Cuernavaca
Tarache axendra Schaus, 1898; 117, TL: Mexico, Guadalajara
= ; [NACL, #9157]; [POOLE]
Tarache bilimeci Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 731 (emend.)
Tarache axendra, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia bilimeki, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia bilimeki ; Godman & Salvin, 1889, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 306; [NACL, #9157]; [POOLE]

Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887
Morocco, Algeria, Egypt, Iran. See [About maps] Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7 : lviii [58], TL: Algeria, Biskra
Tarache biskrensis orientalis Brandt, 1939; 245, f. 2, TL: Iran, Laristan; Baloutchistan
= ; [POOLE]
Tarache biskrensis agacinoi Rungs, 1945; 29, TL: Sequiet el Hamara, Oed Leichebi
= ; [POOLE]
Tarache grisescens Rebel, 1947; 53, TL: Egypt, Gebel Elba, Wadi Chab
= ; [POOLE]
Tarache biskrensis ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 233
Acontia biskrensis ; [POOLE]

Acontia brabanti (Le Cerf, 1911)
Kenya. See [About maps] Tarache brabanti Le Cerf, 1911; 540, TL: Nairobi
Acontia brabanti ; [POOLE]

Acontia briola Holland, 1894
Cameroon. See [About maps] Acontia briola Holland, 1894; 127, TL: Cameroon, Blue Country, near Campos River
Acontia briola ; [POOLE]

Acontia buchanani (Rothschild, 1921)
Niger. See [About maps] Tarache buchanani Rothschild, 1921; 164, TL: Damergou, Tanout
Acontia buchanani ; [POOLE]

Acontia caffraria (Cramer, [1777])
South Africa. See [About maps] Phalaena caffraria Cramer, [1777]
Phalaena Noctua caffraria Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 82, pl. 147, f. F, TL: Cape of Good Hope
Noctua caloris Hübner, [1808]; pl. 80, f. 372, TL: Europe
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia komaga Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 33, TL: Knysna
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia caffraria ; [POOLE]

Acontia carnescens (Hampson, 1910)
Kenya. See [About maps] Tarache carnescens Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 779, pl. 173, f. 20, TL: Br. E. Africa, Sabaki
Acontia carnescens ; [POOLE]

Acontia catenula (Walker, 1865)
India. See [About maps] Euphasia catenula Walker, 1865; 780, TL: South Hindostan
Acontia catenula ; [POOLE]

Acontia chea Druce, 1898
Mexico. See [About maps] Acontia chea Druce, 1898; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 493, 3: pl. 95, f. 3-4, TL: Mexico, Durango City
Acontia chea, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia chea ; [NACL, #9160]; [POOLE]

Acontia chia Holland, 1894
Gabon, .... See [About maps] Acontia chia Holland, 1894; 128, pl. 5, f. 222, TL: Ogove River
Acontia chia ; [POOLE]

Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902)
Mashonaland. See [About maps] Tarache chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902; 387, TL: Mashonaland, Salisbury
Acontia chrysoproctis ; [POOLE]

Acontia citripennis (Hampson, 1910)
South Africa. See [About maps] Tarache citripennis Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 778, pl. 173, f. 17, TL: Natal, Estcourt
Acontia citripennis ; [POOLE]

Acontia clerana (Lower, 1902)
W.Australia. See [About maps] Tarache clerana Lower, 1902; 658, TL: West Australia, Derby
Acontia clerana, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Acontia clerana ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1900
California. See [About maps] Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1900; 74, TL: California, Los Angeles Co.
Acontia coquillettii, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Acontia coquillettii, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia coquillettii, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia coquilletti ; auth., (missp.)
Acontia coquillettii ; [NACL, #9163]; [POOLE]

Acontia cora (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Arizona. See [About maps] Tarache cora Barnes & McDunnough, 1918; 115, pl. 17, f. 19-20, TL: Arizona, Baboquivera Mts
Tarache cora, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia cora, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia cora ; [NACL, #9151]; [POOLE]

Acontia costistigma Walker, [1858]
N.India. See [About maps] Acontia costistigma Walker, [1858]; 792, TL: North India; Hindostan
Acontia costistigma ; [POOLE]

Acontia costosa (Mabille, 1899)
E.Africa. See [About maps] Tarache costosa Mabille, 1899; 728, TL: "East Africa"
Tarache costata[sic] ; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 789, pl. 173, f. 28
Acontia costosa ; [POOLE]

Acontia crassivalva (Wiltshire, 1947)
Egypt. See [About maps] Tarache crassivalva Wiltshire, 1947; 7, pl. f. 8, TL: Egypt, S.Sinai, Jebel Katherine, Wadi el-Rabaa
Acontia crassivalva ; [POOLE]

Acontia cratina Druce, 1889
Mexico. See [About maps] Acontia cratina Druce, 1889; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 309, 3: pl. 28, f. 26, TL: Mexico, Atoyac in Vera Cruz
Acontia cratina ; [POOLE]

Acontia cretata (Grote & Robinson, 1870)
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, .... See [About maps] Tarache cretata Grote & Robinson, 1870; 181, pl. 2, f. 78, TL: Texas
Acontia neocula Smith, 1900; 75, TL: New Mexico, Hot Springs
= ; [NACL, #9161]; [POOLE]
Acontia schwarzii Smith, 1900; 73, TL: Arizona, Phoenix
= ; [NACL, #9161]; [POOLE]
Tarache schvarzi Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 774 (emend.), TL: Arizona, Phoenix
Acontia cretata, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Acontia cretata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia cretata, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia cretata, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia cretata ; [NACL, #9161]; [POOLE]

Acontia crocata Guenée, 1852
India, Bengal, .... See [About maps] Acontia crocata Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 218, TL: "Inde Centrale", Pondichery
Acontia signifera Walker, [1858]; 793 (preocc. Acontia signifera [1858], 796, TL: North India
= ; [AUCL]; [POOLE]
Acontia meridionalis Walker, 1865; 785, TL: South Hindostan
= ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]
Acontia scanda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 27, TL: Bengalia
= ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]
albimixta (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
crocatana (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
Acontia crocata ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia cuprina (Walker, [1863])
Borneo. See [About maps] Acontia(?) cuprina Walker, [1863]; Borneo, Sarawak
Acontia cuprina ; [POOLE]

Acontia cyanipha Lower, 1897
Australia. See [About maps] Acontia cyanipha Lower, 1897; 16, TL: New South Wales, Broken Hill
Acontia cyanipha ; [POOLE]

Acontia cyanocraspi (Hampson, 1910)
Mashonaland. See [About maps] Tarache cyanocraspi Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 776, pl. 173, f. 14, TL: Mashonaland
Acontia cyanocraspi ; [POOLE]

Acontia dacia Druce, 1889
Texas, Mexico, Panama. See [About maps] Acontia dacia Druce, 1889; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 308, 3: pl. 28, f. 25, TL: Mexico, Jalapa, Cordova, Atoyac in Vera Cruz; Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui
Tarache curvilinea Barnes & McDunnough, 1913; 118, pl. 5, f. 12, TL: Texas, Brownsville; San Benito
= ; [NACL, #9144]; [POOLE]
Acontia dacia, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia dacia ; [NACL, #9144]; [POOLE]

Acontia decisa Walker, [1858]
Brazil. See [About maps] Acontia decisa Walker, [1858]; 787, TL: Brazil
Acontia decisa ; [POOLE]

Acontia delecta Walker, [1858]
New Jersey. See [About maps] Acontia delecta Walker, [1858]; 799, TL: [North America]
Acontia metallica Grote, 1865; 327, pl. 2, f. 7, TL: New Jersey
= ; [NACL, #9146]; [POOLE]
A. delecta, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Acontia delecta ; [NACL, #9146]; [POOLE]

Larva on Hibiscus moscheutos ;Crumb, 1956, [POOLE]


Acontia delphinensis (Viette, 1968)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Tarache delphinensis Viette, 1968; 10, f. 1, TL: Madagascar, Betroka Region, Ampandrandava
Acontia delphinensis ; [POOLE]

Acontia destricta (Draudt, 1936)
Mexico. See [About maps] Tarache destricta Draudt, 1936; 395, (not issued) pl. 54, row e , TL: Mexico, Tehuacan
Acontia destricta ; [POOLE]

Acontia detrita Butler, 1886
Australia. See [About maps] Acontia detrita Butler, 1886; 401, TL: Australia, Gayndah
Acontia clarissa Butler, 1886; 402, TL: Australia, Peak Downs
= ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]
pallidula (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
detritella (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
Acontia detrita, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Acontia detrita ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia dichroa (Hampson, 1914)
Sudan. See [About maps] Tarache dichroa Hampson, 1914; 216, TL: Sudan, Port Sudan
Acontia dichroa ; [POOLE]

Acontia discalis Walker, 1865
Australia (Queensland). See [About maps] Acontia discalis Walker, 1865; 786, TL: Queensland, Moreton Bay
Acontia discalis ; [POOLE]

Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1858
India, ..., Mozambique. See [About maps] Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1858; 422, TL: Mozambique
Calophasia upsilon Walker, 1865; 763, TL: Deccan
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia discoidea ; [POOLE]

Acontia disconnecta Smith, 1903
Arizona. See [About maps] Acontia disconnecta Smith, 1903; 212, TL: Arizona, Huachuca Mts
Acontia disconnecta, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia disconnecta ; [NACL, #9156]; [POOLE]

Acontia disrupta (Warren, 1913)
China (Hainan). See [About maps] Tarache disrupta Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e, TL: Hainan Island
Acontia disrupta ; [POOLE]

Acontia elaeoa (Hampson, 1910)
Australia (Queensland). See [About maps] Tarache elaeoa Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 751, pl. 172, f. 10, TL: Queensland, Townsvile
flavipallida; (infrasubsp.)
= ; [AUCL]
Acontia elaeoa, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Acontia elaeoa ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia eudryada Smith, 1905
S.Arizona. See [About maps] Acontia eudryada Smith, 1905; 210, TL: Southern Arizona
Acontia eudryada, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia eudryada ; [NACL, #9162]; [POOLE]

Acontia euschema (Turner, 1920)
Australia. See [About maps] Tarache euschema Turner, 1920; 172, TL: Northern Territory, Port Darwin
Acontia euschema ; [POOLE]

Acontia expolita (Grote, 1882)
Arizona, Mexico. See [About maps] Tarache expolita Grote, 1882; 131, TL: Arizona
Acontia embolima Druce, 1889; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 306, 3: pl. 28, f. 17, TL: Mexico, Northern Sonora
= ; [NACL, #9149]; [POOLE]
Tarache expolita, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia expolita, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia expolita ; [NACL, #9149]; [POOLE]

Acontia fiebrigi (Zerny, 1916)
Paraguay (Chaco). See [About maps] Tarache fiebrigi Zerny, 1916; 189, pl. 5, f. 13, TL: Paraguay, Chaco
Acontia fiebrigi ; [POOLE]

Acontia flavipennis (Grote, 1873)
California. See [About maps] Tarache flavipennis Grote, 1873; 153, TL: California, Sierra Nevada
delutea (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9140]
discolutea (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9140]
Tarache flavipennis, Pacific Northwest Moths [PNWM]
Tarache flavipennis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia flavipennis, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia flavipennis ; [NACL, #9140]; [POOLE]

Acontia flavonigra (Swinhoe, 1884)
Pakistan. See [About maps] Rivula flavonigra Swinhoe, 1884; 522, pl. 47, f. 15, TL: Kurrachee
Acontia flavonigra ; [POOLE]

Acontia gagites (Warren, 1913)
Timor. See [About maps] Tarache gagites Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e, TL: Dutch Timor, Dili
Acontia gagites ; [POOLE]

Acontia gradata Walker, [1858]
South Africa. See [About maps] Acontia gradata Walker, [1858]; 788, TL: Cape
Acontia gradata ; [POOLE]

Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856
Madagascar, South Africa. See [About maps] Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856; 59, TL: "Kaffern"
Acontia luteola Saalmüller, 1891; 333, f. 171, TL: Madagascar, Nossi-Be
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia gratiosa, African Moths [AFM]
Acontia gratiosa ; [POOLE]

Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
South Africa. See [About maps] Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 26, TL: Natal
Acontia guttifera, African Moths [AFM]
Acontia guttifera ; [POOLE]

Acontia hemiglauca (Hampson, 1910)
India (Tamil Nadu). See [About maps] Tarache hemiglauca Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 762, pl. 172, f. 27, TL: Nilgiris
Acontia hemiglauca ; [POOLE]

Acontia hemipentha (Wiltshire, 1947)
Egypt. See [About maps] Tarache hemipentha Wiltshire, 1947; 7, pl. f. 6, TL: Egypt, S.Sinai, Bir Tarfa
Acontia hemipentha ; [POOLE]

Acontia hemixanthia (Hampson, 1910)
Kenya. See [About maps] Tarache hemixanthia Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 759, pl. 172, f. 24, TL: Br. E. Africa, Tanga
Acontia hemixanthia ; [POOLE]

Acontia hieroglyphica (Lower, 1902)
Australia (New South Wales). See [About maps] Tarache hieroglyphica Lower, 1902; 658, TL: New South Wales, Broken Hill
connexa (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
connecta (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
Acontia hieroglyphica ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884
Iran, Pakistan. See [About maps] Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, 1884; 517, pl. 47, f. 7, TL: Kurrachee
Tarache audeoudi Brandt, 1939; 244, f. 1, TL: Iran, Bender Tchahbahar
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia hortensis ; [POOLE]

Acontia interposita (Dyar, 1912)
Mexico. See [About maps] Tarache interposita Dyar, 1912; 76, TL: Mexico, Tehuacan
Acontia interposita ; [POOLE]

Acontia isolata Todd, 1960
Cuba. See [About maps] Acontia isolata Todd, 1960; Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 62 (3) : 189, f. 1-4, TL: Cuba, Oriente, Santiago de Cuba
Acontia isolata ; [POOLE]

Acontia jaliscana (Schaus, 1898)
Mexico. See [About maps] Tarache jaliscana Schaus, 1898; 118, TL: Mexico, Guadalajara
Acontia jaliscana, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia jaliscana ; [POOLE]

Acontia knowltoni McDunnough, 1940
Utah. See [About maps] Acontia knowltoni McDunnough, 1940; 199, TL: Utah, Logan
Acontia knowltoni ; [NACL, #9139]; [POOLE]

Acontia lactipennis (Harvey, 1875)
Texas. See [About maps] Tarache lactipennis Harvey, 1875; 135, TL: Texas
Tarache lactipennis, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia lactipennis ; [NACL, #9137]; [POOLE]

Acontia lanceolata (Grote, 1879)
Texas. See [About maps] Tarache lanceolata Grote, 1879; 198, TL: Texas
lanceolatana (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9153]
Tarache lanceolata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia lanceolata, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia lanceolata ; [NACL, #9153]; [POOLE]

Acontia leucotrigona (Hampson, 1905)
Mozambique. See [About maps] Tarache leucotrigona Hampson, 1905; 436, TL: Gazaland, Melseter
Acontia leucotrigona ; [POOLE]

Acontia lucasi Smith, 1900
California, Arizona. See [About maps] Acontia lucasi Smith, 1900; 68, TL: California, Cape San Lucas
Acontia aniluna Smith, 1905; 209 (f.), TL: Arizona, Baboquivera Mts
= ; [NACL, #9148]; [POOLE]
Acontia pima Smith, 1905; 209, TL: Arizona, Pima County, Babaquivera Mts
= ; [NACL, #9148]; [POOLE]
Acontia lucasi, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia lucasi ; [NACL, #9148]; [POOLE]

fiAcontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766)
Europe, Algeria, ..., N.Iran, .., India. See [About maps] Pale Shoulder Malveneule
Phalaena lucida Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3) : 302, TL: Berlin region
Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend: 90, TL: Vienna district
= ; [POOLE]
Noctua albicollis Fabricius, 1781; 218, TL: Italy
= ; [POOLE]
Phalaena Noctua rupicola Borkhausen, 1792; 82, TL: Frankfurt region
= ; [POOLE]
Noctua insolatrix Hübner, [1822]; pl. 148, f. 684-685, TL: Europe
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia triradiata Walker, [1858]; 794, TL: Punjab
= ; [POOLE]
Aconthia[sic] lucida var. triangulum Costa, 1882; 39, TL: Sardinia, Oristano
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia lucida var. lugens Alpheraky, 1889; 182, TL: Babatagh
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia lucida f. mediofasciata Stauder, 1923; 44, TL: Pola
= ; [POOLE]
Tarache (Acontia) lucida var. heliodora Schawerda, 1924; (160), f. 8, TL: Mesopotamia, Mosul
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia lucida, African Moths [AFM]
Acontia lucida, Moths and Butterflies of Europe [MBE]
Acontia lucida, UK Moths [Ian Kimber]
Tarache lucida ; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 233
Acontia lucida ; [POOLE]
[lucida.jpg] 1000x536 (~76Kb) Northern Greece, Axios Delta, 12/8/1995, Photo © Dylan Lloyd leg.

Larva on althaea officinalis, Convolvulus, Chenopodium, Taraxacum ;Forster & Wohlfahrt, 1971, [POOLE]



Acontia major Smith, 1900
Colorado. See [About maps] Acontia major Smith, 1900; Colorado
Acontia major, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia major ; [NACL, #9152]; [POOLE]

Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881
Madagascar. See [About maps] Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881; lx [60], TL: Madagascar
Acontia malgassica ; [POOLE]

Acontia malagasy (Viette, 1965)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Tarache malagasy Viette, 1965; 148, pl. 4, f. 23, TL: Madagascar, 50km, SE of Diego-Suarez, Analamerana forest
Acontia malagasy ; [POOLE]

Acontia margaritana (Drury, 1782)
South Africa. See [About maps] Phalaena margaritana Drury, 1782
Phalaena Noctua margaritana Drury, 1782; 28, index, pl. 21, f. 6, TL: "New York" [= Southern Africa]
Acontia bohemanni Wallengren, 1856; 58, TL: "Kaffern"
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia includens Walker, [1858]; 799
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia monilifera Walker, [1858]; 798
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia unio Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 32, TL: Natal
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia margaritana ; [POOLE]

Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794)
N.India. See [About maps] Phalaena marmoralis Fabricius, 1794; 234, TL: "India Orientali"
Acontia tropica Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 217, TL: "Indes Orientales"
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia bipunctata Walker, [1858]; 798
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia maculosa Walker, [1858]; 795, TL: China; North India
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia marmoralis ; [POOLE]

Larva on Sida rhombifolia ;Gardner, 1941, [POOLE]


Acontia mekki (Rungs, 1953)
Algeria. See [About maps] Tarache mekki Rungs, 1953; 16, f. 1-2, TL: Oran, Djebel Murdjado
Acontia mekki ; [POOLE]

Acontia mesoleucoides Poole, 1989
Somalia. See [About maps] Acontia mesoleucoides Poole, 1989; [POOLE: 16 (repl. Tarache mesoleuca Hampson, 1916)], TL: Somaliland, Mandera
Tarache mesoleuca Hampson, 1916; 123, pl. 1, f. 38 (preocc. Tarache mesoleuca Holland, 1894), TL: Somaliland, Mandera
Acontia mesoleucoides ; [POOLE]

Acontia micrasti (Lower, 1903)
S.Australia. See [About maps] Tarache micrasti Lower, 1903; 33, TL: South Australia, Tennant's Creek
Acontia micrasti ; [POOLE]

Acontia micropis (Druce, 1909)
Brazil (Parana). See [About maps] Tarache micropis Druce, 1909; 462, TL: Parana, Castro
Acontia micropis ; [POOLE]

Acontia microptera Mabille, 1879
Madagascar. See [About maps] Acontia microptera Mabille, 1879; 321, TL: Madagascar
Acontia naevulosa Saalmüller, 1891; 334, f. 237, TL: Madagascar, Nossi-be
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia microptera ; [POOLE]

Acontia miegii (Mabille, 1882)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Aconthia[sic] miegii Mabille, 1882; 134, TL: Madagascar
Acontia miegii ; [POOLE]

Acontia miogona (Hampson, 1916)
Somalia. See [About maps] Tarache miogona Hampson, 1916; 123, pl. 1, f. 39, TL: Somaliland, Mandera
Acontia miogona ; [POOLE]

Acontia mizteca (Schaus, 1898)
Mexico. See [About maps] Tarache mizteca Schaus, 1898; 118, TL: Mexico, Oaxaca
Acontia mizteca ; [POOLE]

Acontia morides Schaus, 1894
Brazil (Parana). See [About maps] Acontia morides Schaus, 1894; 239, TL: Parana, Castro
Acontia morides ; [POOLE]

Acontia nephata (Bethune-Baker, 1911)
Angola. See [About maps] Tarache nephata Bethune-Baker, 1911; 526, TL: Lokoja district
Acontia nephata ; [POOLE]

Acontia neurota (Lower, 1903)
Australia (Queensland). See [About maps] Tarache neurota Lower, 1903; 33, TL: Queensland, Cooktown
Acontia neurota ; [POOLE]

Acontia niphogona (Hampson, 1909)
Uganda. See [About maps] Tarache niphogona Hampson, 1909; 109, pl. 4, f. 17, TL: SE.Ruwenzori, Mokia
Acontia niphogona ; [POOLE]

Acontia nitidula (Fabricius, 1787)
Bombyx nitidula Fabricius, 1787; 126, TL: "Coromandel"
Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805; (4) 29, pl. 14, TL: Surrey, Brixton
= ; [POOLE]
Desmophora elegans Stephens, 1829; 109 (repl. Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805)
Acontia nitidula ; [POOLE]

Acontia nivipicta Butler, 1886
Australia (Queensland). See [About maps] Acontia nivipicta Butler, 1886; 400, TL: Queensland, Peak Downs
flavistriga (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
nivipictoides (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
Acontia nivipicta, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Acontia nivipicta ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia notabilis (Walker, 1857)
India (Punjab). See [About maps] Calophasia notabilis Walker, 1857; 669, TL: Punjab
Acontia notabilis ; [POOLE]

Acontia nubilata (Hampson, 1902)
South Africa. See [About maps] Tarache nubilata Hampson, 1902; 390, TL: Natal, Durban
Acontia nubilata ; [POOLE]

Acontia ochrochroa (Druce, 1909)
Brazil (Goya). See [About maps] Tarache ochrochroa Druce, 1909; 462, TL: Brazil, Goya
Acontia ochrochroa ; [POOLE]

Acontia olivacea (Hampson, 1891)
India, ..., SE.Siberia. See [About maps] Cilix olivacea Hampson, 1891; 9, 63, pl. 142, f. 9, TL: India, Nilgiri district
Tarache olivacea umbrosa Bang-Haas. 1927; 88, pl. 10, f. 44, TL: Ussuri, Sutschansk; Wladiwostock
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia olivacea ; [POOLE]

Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852
India. See [About maps] Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 219, TL: "Cote de Coromandel"
Calophasia postica Walker, 1865; 764, TL: South Hindostan
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia opalinoides ; [POOLE]

Acontia parana (Jones, 1921)
Brazil (Parana). See [About maps] Tarache parana Jones, 1921; 324, pl. 1, f. 4-5, TL: Brazil, Parana, Castro
Acontia parana ; [POOLE]

Acontia partita Walker, 1870
Acontia partita Walker, 1870; 130, TL: "Harkeko"
Acontia partita ; [POOLE]

Acontia pauliani (Viette, 1965)
Madagascar. See [About maps] Tarache pauliani Viette, 1965; 149, pl. 3, f. 14, TL: Madagascar, Behara
Acontia pauliani ; [POOLE]

Acontia phaenna Druce, 1889
Mexico. See [About maps] Acontia phaenna Druce, 1889; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 308, 3: pl. 28, f. 22, TL: Mexico, Presidio
Acontia phaenna ; [POOLE]

Acontia phrygionis (Hampson, 1910)
Argentina. See [About maps] Tarache phrygionis Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 764, pl. 172, f. 30, TL: Argentina, La Rioja
Acontia phrygionis ; [POOLE]

Acontia polychroma Walker, 1869
Acontia polychroma Walker, 1869; 37
Acontia polychroma ; [POOLE]

Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898)
Kenya. See [About maps] Tarache porphyrea Butler, 1898; 420, TL: British East Africa, 88 miles from Mombasa, between Voi and Ndi
Acontia porphyrea ; [POOLE]

Acontia psaliphora (Hampson, 1910)
Mozambique. See [About maps] Tarache psaliphora Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 781, pl. 173, f. 21, TL: Gazaland, Upper Bozi River
Acontia psaliphora, African Moths [AFM]
Acontia psaliphora ; [POOLE]

Acontia quadrata Walker, 1866
Brazil. See [About maps] Acontia quadrata Walker, 1866; 1963, TL: Brazil
Acontia quadrata ; [POOLE]

Acontia quadriplaga Smith, 1900
Arizona. See [About maps] Acontia quadriplaga Smith, 1900; 73, TL: Arizona
Acontia quadriplaga, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia quadriplaga ; [NACL, #9142]; [POOLE]

Acontia rachiastis (Hampson, 1908)
Aldabra Tarache rachiastis Hampson, 1908; 483, TL: Aldabra
Acontia rachiastis ; [POOLE]

Acontia rufescens (Hampson, 1910)
Brazil. See [About maps] Tarache rufescens Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 730, pl. 171, f. 8, TL: Brazil, Itaparica
Acontia rufescens ; [POOLE]

Acontia ruffinellii (Biezanko, 1959)
Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay. See [About maps] Hoplotarache ruffinellii Biezanko, 1959; 35, f. 1, TL: Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul, Pelotas; Santa Rosa; Sao Luiz de Gonzaga; Uruguay, Santa Lucia, Montevideo
Acontia ruffinellii ; [POOLE]

Acontia ruficinta (Hampson, 1910)
Ethiopia. See [About maps] Tarache ruficinta Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 730, pl. 171, f. 9, TL: Abyssinia, Atabara
Acontia ruficinta ; [POOLE]

Acontia rufitincta (Hampson, 1910)
India (Madras). See [About maps] Tarache rufitincta Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 779, pl. 173, f. 19, TL: Madras, Gooty
Acontia rufitincta ; [POOLE]

Acontia secta Guenée, 1852
Ethiopia. See [About maps] Acontia secta Guenée, 1852; in Boisduval & Guenée, Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 221, TL: Abyssinia
Acontia dissecta Guenée, 1852; 400 (repl. Acontia secta Guenée, 1852)
Acontia secta ; [POOLE]

Acontia sedata (H. Edwards, 1881)
Arizona, California. See [About maps] Tarache sedata H. Edwards, 1881; 23, TL: Arizona, Prescott; Tucson
Acontia gonella Strecker, 1898; 11, TL: Arizona
= ; [NACL, #9154]; [POOLE]
Acontia niveicollis Smith, 1902; 51, TL: California, Walters Station
= ; [NACL, #9154]; [POOLE]
gonellana (Strand, 1916)
= ; [NACL, #9154]
Tarache sedata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia sedata, Noctuid Search (record) [NOCTS]
Acontia sedata ; [NACL, #9154]; [POOLE]
A. s. cacola Smith, 1907
Acontia cacola Smith, 1907; 141, TL: Arizona
= Acontia sedata ; [POOLE]
Acontia sedata cacola, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia sedata cacola ; [NACL, #9154a]

Acontia seminigra (Rebel, 1947)
Egypt. See [About maps] Tarache seminigra Rebel, 1947; 52, TL: Egypt, Gebell Elba, Wadi Aideb
Acontia seminigra ; [POOLE]

Acontia sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1794)
Europe, ..., India. See [About maps] Pyralis sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794; 245, TL: "Monspeliae"
Erastria imbuta Walker, 1865; 794, TL: Hindostan
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia acerba Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 25, TL: Bengalia
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia jnda[sic] Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 23, TL: "Bengalia"
= ; [POOLE]
Tarache sexpunctata ochreola Warren, 1913; 303, TL: Nilgiri Hills
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia sexpunctata ; [POOLE]

Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879
Nambibia Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879; 62, TL: Damara
Acontia spangbergi ; [POOLE]

Acontia sphaerophora (Hampson, 1914)
N.Nigeria. See [About maps] Tarache sphaerophora Hampson, 1914; 217, TL: N.Nigeria, Zungeru
Acontia sphaerophora ; [POOLE]

Acontia stumpffi Saalmüller, 1891
Madagascar. See [About maps] Acontia stumpffi Saalmüller, 1891; 331, TL: Madagascar, Nossi-Be
Acontia stumpffi ; [POOLE]

Acontia sublimbata Berio, 1984
Kenya. See [About maps] Acontia sublimbata Berio, 1984; 44, pl. 3, f. 34, TL: Kenya, Samburu Reserve
Acontia sublimbata ; [POOLE]

Acontia subarabica Wiltshire, 1982
Saudi Arabia Acontia subarabica Wiltshire, 1982; 317, f. 51, 51a-b, TL: Saudi Arabia, Asir, Maraba
Acontia subarabica ; [POOLE]

Acontia sutor (Hampson, 1910)
Arizona. See [About maps] Graeperia sutor Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 677, pl. 169, f. 9, TL: Arizona, Nogales
Acontia sutor, The Moths of Southeastern Arizona [Bruce Walsh]
Acontia sutor ; [NACL, #9134]; [POOLE]

Acontia tenuicula (Morrison, 1875)
Texas. See [About maps] Tarache tenuicula Morrison, 1875; Texas, Waco
Acontia meskei Smith, 1900; 79, TL: Texas
= ; [NACL, #9135]; [POOLE]
Acontia nuicola Smith, 1900; 67, TL: Texas
= ; [NACL, #9135]; [POOLE]
Graeperia carcharodonta Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 677, f. 191, TL: Texas, Tiger Hill
= ; [NACL, #9135]; [POOLE]
Tarache mescei Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 740 (emend.)
Tarache tenuicula, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
Acontia tenuicula ; [NACL, #9135]; [POOLE]

Acontia terminimaculata (Grote, 1873)
New York. See [About maps] Tarache terminimaculata Grote, 1873; 153, TL: New York
Tarache pulchella Grote, 1874; 162, TL: New York
= ; [NACL, #9145]; [POOLE]
Tarache terminimaculata, Moth Photographers Group [MPG]
A. terminimaculata, Georgia Lepidoptera (USA) [GALEPS]
Acontia terminimaculata ; [NACL, #9145]; [POOLE]

Acontia tetragona Walker, [1858]
Florida, Texas, Utah, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Antilles. See [About maps] Acontia tetragona Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 786, TL: Antilles, San Domingo; Honduras?
Acontia alessandra Smith, 1903; 212, TL: Utah, Stockton
= ; [NACL, #9143]; [POOLE]
Acontia aprica var. ceyvenstensis Dyar, 1904; 63, TL: Florida, Key West
= ; [NACL, #9143]; [POOLE]
Acontia redota Draudt, 1936
= ; [NACL, #9143]
Tarache gonoides McDunnough, 1943; 59, TL: Texas, Bronsville
= ; [NACL, #9143]; [POOLE]
Acontia tetragona, Butterflies and Moths of North America [BAMONA]
Acontia tetragona ; Godman & Salvin, 1889, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 305; [NACL, #9143]; [POOLE]
Misidentified/misapplied:
Acontia redita; Druce, 1889, in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 306 (part)

Acontia tetragonisa (Hampson, 1910)
South Africa. See [About maps] Tarache tetragonisa Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 790, pl. 173, f. 29, TL: Transvaal, Johannesburg
Acontia tetragonisa ; [POOLE]

Acontia thapsina (Turner, 1902)
Australia (Queensland). See [About maps] Hyela thapsina Turner, 1902; 112, TL: Queensland, Townsville
Hyela thapsina Turner, 1902
Tarache xuthota Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 755, pl. 172, f. 17, TL: Queensland, Townsville
= ; [AUCL]
bilineata (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
thapsinana (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
= ; [AUCL]
Acontia thapsina, Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia [Don Herbison-Evans]
Acontia xuthota ; [POOLE]
Acontia thapsina ; [POOLE]; [AUCL]

Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
South Africa. See [About maps] Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875; 109, TL: Transvaal
Tarache hyperlophia Hampson, 1902; 387, TL: Transvaal; Weenen, Estcourt, Natal; Cape Colony, Transkei
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia tinctilis ; [POOLE]

Acontia titania (Esper, 1798)
Turkey. See [About maps] Phalaena (Noctua) titania Esper, 1798; Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 2) (49-50): 36, (Abs. 1) (49-50): pl. 190 (Noct. 111), f. 2, TL: Taurien
Acontia titania ; [POOLE]

Acontia trimacula Saalmüller, 1891
Madadgasca Acontia trimacula Saalmüller, 1891; 335, TL: Madagascar, Nossi Be
Acontia trimacula ; [POOLE]

Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
South Africa, Namibia. See [About maps] Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 34, TL: [South Africa] Murrayburg
Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879; 60, TL: Damara
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia umbrigera ; [POOLE]

Acontia urania Frivaldszky, 1836
SEEU, Transcaucasia. See [About maps] Acontia urania Frivaldszky, 1836; 274, pl. 7, f. 10, TL: "Balkans, Röpul"
Chariclea eversmanni Kolenati, 1846; 102, pl. 18, f. 3, TL: Transcaucasica, Elisabethopol
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia urania ; [POOLE]

Acontia vaualbum (Hampson, 1914)
Nigeria. See [About maps] Tarache vaualbum Hampson, 1914
Tarache vau-album Hampson, 1914; 216, TL: Nigeria, Minna
Acontia vaualbum ; [POOLE]

Acontia venita (Schaus, 1904)
Brazil (Parana). See [About maps] Tarache(?) venita Schaus, 1904; 160, TL: Parana, Castro
Acontia venita ; [POOLE]

Acontia vittamargo (Dyar, 1912)
Mexico. See [About maps] Tarache vittamargo Dyar, 1912; 76, TL: Mexico, Tehuacan
Acontia vittamargo ; [POOLE]

Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856
South Africa. See [About maps] Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856; 58, TL: "Kaffern"
Acontia urbani Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; pl. 108, f. 35, TL: Natal, Durban
= ; [POOLE]
Tarache vahlbergi Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 776 (emend.), TL: "Kaffern"
Acontia wahlbergi, African Moths [AFM]
Acontia wahlbergi ; [POOLE]

Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879
Nabimia Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879; 61, TL: Damara
Tarache vallengreni Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 768 (emend.), TL: Damara
Acontia wallengreni ; [POOLE]

Acontia yemenensis (Hampson, 1918)
Yemen. See [About maps] Tarache yemenensis Hampson, 1918; 189, TL: Yemen
Acontia yemenensis ; [POOLE]

Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856
South Africa. See [About maps] Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856; "Kaffern"
Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856; 59, TL: "Kaffern"
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856; 60, TL: Kaffern
= ; [POOLE]
?Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875
= ; [POOLE]
Acontia transfigurata, African Moths [AFM]
Acontia zelleri ; [POOLE]

The ??? species-group

?Acontia damia (Druce, 1889)
Guatemala. See [About maps] Acontia(?) damia Druce, 1889; in Godman & Salvin, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 308, 3: pl. 28, f. 25, TL: Guatemala, San Gerónimo


Unknown or unplaced taxa

Acontia antica Walker, 1869; 37 (type lost, preocc. Acontia antica Walker, 1862)


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References:
[AFM]
African Moths
[AUCL]
Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996; Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia; CSIRO, Australia
[About maps]
Warning! The maps are automatically generated from the textual information, and the process does not always produce acceptable result; See about maps for more info.
[BAMONA]
Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue; Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA]
electronic; BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[Bruce Walsh]
Bruce Walsh; e-mail: Bruce Walsh; The Moths of Southeastern Arizona; Butterflies of Southeastern Arizona
[Don Herbison-Evans]
and Stella A. Crossley; Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans; e-mail: Don Herbison-Evans
[Dylan Lloyd]
Hafanedd, Deiniol Rd., Bangor, Wales, U.K., LL57 2UP; e-mail: Dylan Lloyd
[ESP]
Heppner, 1981; The dates of E. J. C. Esper's Die Schmetterlinge in Abblidungen... 1776-[1830]; Archives of Natural History (1981) 10 (2): 251-254
[GALEPS]
Moths and Butterflies of Georgia and the Southeastern United States; James K. Adams; Dept. of Natural Science, Dalton State College, Dalton, GA ; http://www.daltonstate.edu/galeps/index.htm
[Ian Kimber]
http://www.ukmoths.force9.co.uk/
[MBE]
Moths and Butteflies of Europe; Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NACL]
Hodges, 1983; Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico
[NOCTS]
Noctuid Search; An Interactive Key to Identify the Noctuidae of North America; e-mail: Thomas D. Eichlin; e-mail: Scott A. Kinnee; Dennis E. Mayhew; Ronald E. Somerby; Charles S. Papp
[PNWM]
Pacific Northwest Moths
[POOLE]
Poole, 1989; Lepidopterorum catalogus (n.s.) 118 - Noctuidae


Some related literature:
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Sixiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 2 Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 1-443, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
Esper, 1798
Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur mit Beschreibungen. Theil IV. Die Eulenphalenen Die Schmett., Th. IV, Bd. 2 (Abs. 1) (48): 373-420, pl. 184-186 (Noct. 105-107) (1796), (Abs. 1) (49-50): 421-464, pl. 187-191 (Noct. 108-112) (1798), (Abs. 1) (51): 465-496, pl. [192],[193] (Noct. 113-114) ([1799-1803]), (Abs. 1) (52): 497-536, pl. 194-195 (Noct. 115-116) (1804), (Abs. 1) (53): 537-632, pl. 196 (Noct. 117) (1804), (Abs. 1) (54): 633-698, pl. 197-198 (Noct. 118-119) (1805), (Abs. 2) (49-50): 1-44 (1798), (Abs. 2) (51): 45-54 ([1799-1803]), (Abs. 2) (52): 55-62 (1804), (Abs. 2) (53): 63-85 (1805)
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Vers.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1889; Godman & Salvin, 1889
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 1-490, 3: pl. 1-101
Druce in Godman & Salvin, 1898
Biologia Centrali-Americana; or Contributions to the Knowledge of the Fauna of Mexico and Central America. Zoology. Lepidoptera. Heterocera Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 1-692, 3: pl. 1-101
Hampson, 1910
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: i-xix, 1-829, pl. 148-173, 11: pl. 174
Hufnagel, 1766
Fortsetzung der tabelle von den nachtvogein. IV. Fortsetzung der dierten tabell von de Insecten, besonders von denen so genannten nacheulen als der zwoten klasse. Der nachvögel hiesiger gegend Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3) : 279-309
Oberthür, 1887
[Lépidopteres d'Algérie] Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7 : xlviii-xlix,[48-49], : lvii-lix,[57-59], : lxvii,[67-68], : lxxvi,[76], : lxxxiii-lxxxiv,[83-84], : xcix-c,[99-100]
Rothschild, 1915
Lepidoptera of the M'Zab country, south Algeria, collected by Dr Ernest Hartert and Carl Hilgert in 1914 Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 228-243
Todd, 1960
A new species of Acontia Ochsenheimer from Cuba (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 62 (3) : 189-191
Walker, [1858]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 1-252 (1856), 10: 253-492 ([1857]), 11: 493-764 (1857), 12: 765-982 ([1858]), 13: 983-1236 ([1858]), 14: 1237-1520 (1858), 15: 1521-1888 (1858)


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