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Acontia
Acontia is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. 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).
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Pale Shoulder
speciesAcontia lucida
Chalky Bird Dropping Moth
speciesAcontia cretata
Acontia marmoralis
speciesAcontia marmoralis
Acontia insocia
speciesAcontia insocia
Acontia nivipicta
speciesAcontia nivipicta
Mustard Droplet
speciesAcontia transfigurata
Threebar Droplet
speciesAcontia trimaculata
Marbled Shoulder
speciesAcontia detrita
Golden Droplet
speciesAcontia imitatrix
Acontia bicolora
speciesAcontia bicolora
Acontia discoidea
speciesAcontia discoidea
Domino
speciesAcontia guttifera
Acontia thapsina
speciesAcontia thapsina
Acontia clerana
speciesAcontia clerana
Dusky Rose
speciesAcontia accola
Acontia crocata
speciesAcontia crocata
Acontia melanura
speciesAcontia melanura
Acontia behrii
speciesAcontia behrii
Acontia chea
speciesAcontia chea
Brixton Beauty
speciesAcontia nitidula
Acontia olivacea
speciesAcontia olivacea
Acontia elaeoa
speciesAcontia elaeoa
Acontia jaliscana
speciesAcontia jaliscana
Square Spot Droplet
speciesAcontia trychaenoides
Acontia mionides
speciesAcontia mionides
Acontia titania
speciesAcontia titania
Wahlberg's Droplet
speciesAcontia wahlbergi
Acontia viridisquama
speciesAcontia viridisquama
Acontia catenula
speciesAcontia catenula
Acontia ruffinellii
speciesAcontia ruffinellii
Acontia coquillettii
speciesAcontia coquillettii
Acontia opalinoides
speciesAcontia opalinoides
Acontia biskrensis
speciesAcontia biskrensis
Acontia porphyrea
speciesAcontia porphyrea
Shadow Droplet
speciesAcontia umbrigera
Acontia aurelia
speciesAcontia aurelia
Acontia wallengreni
speciesAcontia wallengreni
Transkei Droplet
speciesAcontia caffraria
Acontia psaliphora
speciesAcontia psaliphora
Acontia citripennis
speciesAcontia citripennis
Acontia margaritata
speciesAcontia margaritata
Golden Droplet
speciesAcontia gratiosa
Acontia sexpunctata
speciesAcontia sexpunctata
Acontia upsilon
speciesAcontia upsilon
Acontia viridifera
speciesAcontia viridifera
Acontia tetragonisa
speciesAcontia tetragonisa
Acontia tinctilis
speciesAcontia tinctilis
Acontia dispar
speciesAcontia dispar
Acontia pauliani
speciesAcontia pauliani
Acontia simo
speciesAcontia simo
Acontia annemaria
speciesAcontia annemaria
Acontia ectorrida
speciesAcontia ectorrida
Acontia okahandja
speciesAcontia okahandja
Acontia microptera
speciesAcontia microptera
Acontia bechuana
speciesAcontia bechuana
Acontia wolframmeyi
speciesAcontia wolframmeyi
Acontia briola
speciesAcontia briola
Acontia sollemnis
speciesAcontia sollemnis
Acontia hemixanthia
speciesAcontia hemixanthia
Acontia malgassica
speciesAcontia malgassica
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.267
History of Animals, Book II: On Oviparous Quadrupeds
Conrad Gessner · 1586 · p.189
Serpentum et Draconum Historiae
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.274
Serpentum et Draconum Historiae
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.273
Ulyssis Aldrovandi ... serpentum et draconum historiae libri duo
Ambrosini, Bartolommeo · 1640 · p.266
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.266
History of Serpents and Dragons
Ulisse Aldrovandi · 1640 · p.265
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Acontia in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 52094.