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Acontia
Sign in to saveAcontia 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 as different pending further research. Many species of Tarache were also once placed here (see below).
Species
Northern Cottonmouth
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderLepidoptera
- FamilyNoctuidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 114
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Noctuidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, MISSA, UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS (UAM), GMNH, MIN, MHNCA
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, United States, Mexico, MéXico, Kenya
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- Former species transferred to ''Tarache''
- Former species
- References
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 as different pending further research. Many species of Tarache were also once placed here (see below).
==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 prolegs.
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