Acontia

Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816

Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816; Schmett. Eur. 4: 91; TS: Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller]
Stylorache Hampson, 1910; 701; TS: Stylorache albida Hampson
- = Acontia; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list)
Chelichares Hampson, 1910; ; TS: Chelichares nubifera Hampson
- = Acontia; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list)

Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7; [NE11], 79; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 360; [FE]
Acontia (Acontia); [CoL]
Acontia n. sp. 1; [MPG]
Acontia n. sp. 2; [MPG]
Acontia; Godman & Salvin, 1889, Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 1: 305; [P&N23]; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Acontia (Acontiinae); [POOLE]; [MOB13], 43; [MOB2](checklist) , ; [AUCL]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 103; Keegan, Lafontaine, Wahlberg & Wagner, 2019, Syst. Ent. 44: 458
Acontia (Acontiini); [NACL], 134; [NE11], 76; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [NACL93], 48; [RFEL]; [FE]
Acontia (Noctuidae); Zahiri, Lafontaine, Holloway, Kitching, Schmidt, Kaila & Wahlberg, 2013, Cladistics 29: 342
Chelichares; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Chelichares (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
Fredina; [NHM-BMW]
Fredina (Amphipyrinae); [POOLE]
Hypercalymnia; [LepIndex]; [NHM-BMW]
Hypercalymnia (Amphipyrinae); [POOLE]
Hypercalymnia (Hypercalymniini); [NE11], 84 (note)
Rhodotarache; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Rhodotarache (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
Stylorache; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Stylorache (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
?Acontia (Aventiini); [ALA]

Acontia albida (Hampson, 1910) Argentina (Gran Chaco). See [maps]
- Stylorache albida Hampson, 1910; 701, f. 198; TL: Argentina, Gran Chaco, Florenzia
- Acontia albida; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [iNaturalist]
- Stylorache albida; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia antecedens Walker, 1869
- Acontia antecedens Walker, 1869; 38
- Acontia antecedens; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia behrii Smith, 1900 California. See [maps]
- Acontia behrii Smith, 1900; 76; TL: California
- Acontia behri; auth., (missp.)
- Acontia behrii; [NACL], #9164; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158(list); [NACL93], #1374; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
Acontia briola Holland, 1894 Cameroon, Ghana, Rwanda. See [maps]
- Acontia briola Holland, 1894; Psyche 7: 127; TL: Cameroon, Blue Country, near Campos River
- Perigea gypsina Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (73): 151; TL: Gold Coast, Kumasi
- Acontia briola; [POOLE]; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Perigea (of authors) gypsina; [POOLE]
Acontia chea Druce, 1898 Mexico, S.Arizona. See [maps]
- Acontia chea Druce, 1898; Biol. centr.-amer., Lep. Heterocera 2: 493, 3: pl. 95, f. 3-4; TL: Mexico, Durango City
- Acontia eudryada Smith, 1905; 210; TL: Southern Arizona
  - = ; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [NACL93], #1376
- Acontia chea; [NACL], #9160; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [NACL93], #1376; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [BAMONA]
- Acontia eudryada; [NACL], #9162; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1900 California. See [maps]
- Acontia coquillettii Smith, 1900; 74; TL: California, Los Angeles Co.
- Acontia coquilletti; auth., (missp.)
- Acontia coquillettii; [NACL], #9163; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [NACL93], #1378; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM]
Acontia costistigma Walker, [1858] N.India. See [maps]
- Acontia costistigma Walker, [1858]; 792; TL: North India; Hindostan
- Acontia costistigma; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia cretata (Grote & Robinson, 1870) Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, .... See [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]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list)
- Acontia schwarzii Smith, 1900; 73; TL: Arizona, Phoenix
  - = ; [NACL], #9161; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list)
- Acontia cretata; [NACL], #9161; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [NACL93], #1375; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [PNWM] ; [BAMONA]
- Tarache cretata; [iNaturalist]
- Tarache schvarzi[sic, schwarzii]; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 774 (emend.)
Acontia cuprina Walker, [1863] Borneo. See [maps]
- Acontia (?) cuprina Walker, [1863]; Borneo, Sarawak
- Acontia cuprina; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia decisa Walker, [1858] Brazil. See [maps]
- Acontia decisa Walker, [1858]; 787; TL: Brazil
- Acontia decisa; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 160 (list) (unknown, type lost)); [iNaturalist]
Acontia discalis Walker, 1865 Australia (Queensland). See [maps]
- Acontia discalis Walker, 1865; 786; TL: Queensland, Moreton Bay
- Acontia discalis; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
Acontia disrupta (Warren, 1913) China (Hainan). See [maps]
- Tarache disrupta Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e; TL: Hainan Island
- Acontia disrupta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia euschema (Turner, 1920) Australia. See [maps]
- Tarache euschema Turner, 1920; 172; TL: Northern Territory, Port Darwin
- Acontia euschema; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia fiebrigi (Zerny, 1916) Paraguay (Chaco). See [maps]
- Tarache fiebrigi Zerny, 1916; 189, pl. 5, f. 13; TL: Paraguay, Chaco
- Acontia fiebrigi; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia hemiglauca (Hampson, 1910) India (Tamil Nadu). See [maps]
- Tarache hemiglauca Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 762, pl. 172, f. 27; TL: Nilgiris
- Acontia hemiglauca; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia hieroglyphica (Lower, 1902) Australia (New South Wales). See [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]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia interposita (Dyar, 1912) Mexico. See [maps]
- Tarache interposita Dyar, 1912; 76; TL: Mexico, Tehuacan
- Acontia interposita; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia jaliscana (Schaus, 1898) Mexico. See [maps]
- Tarache jaliscana Schaus, 1898; 118; TL: Mexico, Guadalajara
- Acontia jaliscana; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [NACL93], #1377; [MPG] ; [P&N23]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia micrasti (Lower, 1903) S.Australia. See [maps]
- Tarache micrasti Lower, 1903; 33; TL: South Australia, Tennant's Creek
- Acontia micrasti; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
- Acontia micrastis; [LepIndex]
Acontia micropis (Druce, 1909) Brazil (Parana). See [maps]
- Tarache micropis Druce, 1909; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3: 462; TL: Parana, Castro
- Acontia micropis; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia miegii (Mabille, 1882) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Aconthia[sic] miegii Mabille, 1882; Le Naturaliste 2 (17): 134; TL: Madagascar
- Acontia miegii; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia neurota (Lower, 1903) Australia (Queensland). See [maps]
- Tarache neurota Lower, 1903; 33; TL: Queensland, Cooktown
- Acontia neurota; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
Acontia nubifera (Hampson, 1910) Argentina. See [maps]
- Chelichares nubifera Hampson, 1910; 718, f. 205; TL: Argentina, Metan
- Acontia nubifera; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [iNaturalist]
- Chelichares nubifera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia okra Mey, 2011 Namibia, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia okra Mey, 2011; Esperiana Mem. 6: 257, pl. 25, f. 1, pl. 40, f. 1; TL: Namibia, 60 km NE of Gobabeb, BIOTA observatory Ganab
- Acontia okra; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia partita Walker, 1870
- Acontia partita Walker, 1870; 130; TL: "Harkeko"
- Acontia partita; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia polychroma Walker, 1869
- Acontia polychroma Walker, 1869; 37
- Acontia polychroma; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia purpureofacta Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (Emmelia) purpureofacta; [CoL]
- Acontia purpureofacta; Hacker, 2013, Esperiana 18: 210, pl. 14, f. 4; [iNaturalist]
Acontia quadrata Walker, 1866 Brazil. See [maps]
- Acontia quadrata Walker, 1866; 1963; TL: Brazil
- Acontia quadrata; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 160 (list) (unknown, type lost); [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia ruffinellii (Biezanko, 1959) Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul), Uruguay. See [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 (Acontia) ruffinellii; [CoL]
- Acontia ruffinellii; [POOLE]; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [iNaturalist]
- Hoplotarache ruffinellii; [LepIndex]
Acontia ruficinta (Hampson, 1910) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Tarache ruficinta Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 730, pl. 171, f. 9; TL: Abyssinia, Atabara
- Acontia ruficinta; [POOLE]
Acontia sphaerophora (Hampson, 1914) N.Nigeria. See [maps]
- Tarache sphaerophora Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (74): 217; TL: N.Nigeria, Zungeru
- Acontia sphaerophora; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia venita (Schaus, 1904) Brazil (Parana). See [maps]
- Tarache (?) venita Schaus, 1904; 160; TL: Parana, Castro
- Acontia venita; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
Acontia wallaceana Hacker, Legrain & Figibier, 2008 Sumatra, Borneo, Lombok, Java, Sumbawa. See [maps]
- Acontia wallaceana Hacker, Legrain & Figibier, 2008; 272
- Acontia (Emmelia) wallaceana; [CoL]
- Acontia wallaceana; [MOB13], 46; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia viridifera (Hampson, 1910)
- Hoplotarache viridifera Hampson, 1910
- Acontia (Acontia) viridifera; [CoL]
- Acontia viridifera; Lafontaine & Poole, 2010, ZooKeys 39: 158 (list); [iNaturalist]
- Hoplotarache viridifera; [LepIndex]

Acontia atrisignata (Hampson, 1918) Malawi. See [maps]
- Aulotarache atrisignata Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 (1): 189; TL: Br. C. Africa, Zomba
- Acontia atrisignata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Aulotarache atrisignata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]

Acontia holoxantha (Hampson, 1910) Uganda. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache holoxantha Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 718, pl. 171, f. 1; TL: Uganda, White Nile, Gondokoro
- Acontia holoxantha; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Hoplotarache holoxantha; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]

Acontia pergratiosa (Berio, 1937) Somalia. See [maps]
- Metapioplasta pergratiosa Berio, 1937; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 58: 177; TL: Somalia, Belet Amin, Giuba
- Acontia pergratiosa; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Metapioplasta pergratiosa; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia silus (Wallengren, 1875) Transvaal. See [maps]
- Metapioplasta silus Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1): 111; TL: Transvaal
- Acontia silus; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- Metapioplasta silus; [POOLE]

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

Acontia paphos (Viette, 1973) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Hypercalymnia paphos Viette, 1973; Lambillionea 72-73 (1-2): 10, f. 1; TL: Madagascar, E of Mangindrano, Ambinanitelo Bemafo
- Acontia paphos; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Hypercalymnia paphos; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- [Hypercalymnia] paphos; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364
Acontia viridivariegata (Berio, 1939) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Hypercalymnia ? viridivariegata Berio, 1939; Mem. Soc. Ent. ital. 17: 54, pl. 2, f. 6; TL: Eritrea, Elaberet
- Acontia viridivariegata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Hypercalymnia viridivariegata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
- [Hypercalymnia] viridivariegata; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364

Subgenus Acontia

?Desmorpha Stephens, 1829
- = Acontia; [RFEL]
Desmophora Stephens, 1829; ; TS: Phalaena catena Sowerby
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [NACL], 134; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]
Euphasia Stephens, 1830; ; TS: Phalaena catena Sowerby
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [NACL], 134; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]
Heliothera Sodoffsky, 1837; Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 1837 (6): 89 (repl. Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816); TS: Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller]
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]
Porrotha Gistl, 1848; Naturg. Thiereichs: VIII (repl. Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816); TS: Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller]
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [POOLE]; [MOB13], 44; [NE11], 79; [RFEL]
Tima Walker, [1858]; (preocc. Eschscholtz, 1829); TS: Phalaena margaritata Drury
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [NACL], 134; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79; [MOB13], 44; [RFEL]
Hypercalymnia Hampson, 1909 (Acronyctinae); Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 6 [key]
- = Acontia; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 360
Hypercalymnia Hampson, 1910 (Acronyctinae); Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 185; TS: Hypercalymnia metaxantha Hampson
Hoplotarache Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 712; TS: Tarache mionides Hampson
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [NE11], 79; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]
Cardiosace Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 706; TS: Tarache sphendonistis Hampson
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43; [NE11], 79; [RFEL]
Procriosis Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 4 [key], 711; TS: Procriosis dileuca Hampson
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 44; [NE11], 79; [RFEL]
Rhodotarache Warren, 1914; Ann. S Afr. Mus. 10 (12): 478; TS: Rhodotarache roseofusca Warren
Fredina Brandt, 1939; Ent. Rdsch. 56 (23): 242; TS: Fredina esmeralda Brandt
- = Subgenus Acontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43; [NE11], 79; [RFEL]
Sculptifrontia Berio, 1966; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 76: 134; TS: Sculptifrontia arcuata Berio

Cardiosace; [LepIndex]; [NHM-BMW]
Cardiosace (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
Desmophora; [AfroMoths]; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]
Euphasia; [NHM-BMW]
Fredina; [LepIndex]
Heliothera; [NHM-BMW]
Hoplotarache; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Hoplotarache (Acontiinae); [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 103
Hypercalymnia; [AfroMoths]; [CoL]
Porrotha; [NHM-BMW]
Procriosis; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Procriosis (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
Sculptifrontia; [LepIndex]; [CoL] ; [NHM-BMW]
Sculptifrontia (Ophiderinae); [POOLE]
Tima; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]

Acontia namibiensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Namibia. See [maps]
- Acontia (Acontia) namibiensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 159, pl. 16, f. 1-3 [?]
- Acontia (Acontia) namibiensis; [CoL]
- Acontia namibiensis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Acontia albizona (Hampson, 1918) Kenya. See [maps]
- Procriosis albizona Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 (1): 187; TL: Br. E. Africa, Tanga
- Acontia (Acontia) albizona; [CoL]
- Acontia albizona; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Procriosis albizona; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]

The lucida species-group

group Lucida (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia lucida (Hufnagel, 1766) Europe, Ukraine, Algeria, ..., Near East, Iraq, N.Iran, Kazakhstan, .., India, China, ..., Oman, Yemen, Arabia, Egypt. See [maps] Pale Shoulder Malveneule
- Phalaena lucida Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin, 3 (3): 302; TL: Berlin region
- Noctua solaris [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 90; TL: Vienna district
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Noctua albicollis Fabricius, 1781; 218; TL: Italy
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79
- Phalaena (Noctua) rupicola Borkhausen, 1792; 82; TL: Frankfurt region
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79
- Noctua insolatrix Hübner, [1822]; pl. 148, f. 684-685; TL: Europe
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79
- Acontia triradiata Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 794; TL: Punjab
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79
- Aconthia[sic] lucida var. triangulum Costa, 1882; 39; TL: Sardinia, Oristano
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia lucida var. lugens Alphéraky, 1889; 182; TL: Babatagh
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79
- Acontia lucida f. mediofasciata Stauder, 1923; 44; TL: Pola
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Tarache (Acontia) lucida var. heliodora Schawerda, 1924; Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 73 (s.b): 160, f. 8; TL: Mesopotamia, Mosul
  - = ; [POOLE]; [NE11], 79
- Acontia (group lucida) lucida; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) lucida; [NE11], 79; [FE]; [CoL]
- Acontia lucida; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 104; Zahiri, Lafontaine, Holloway, Kitching, Schmidt, Kaila & Wahlberg, 2013, Cladistics 29: 342; Keegan, Lafontaine, Wahlberg & Wagner, 2019, Syst. Ent. 44: 458; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Heiner Ziegler] ; [MBE] ; [AFM] ; [SVF]
- Tarache lucida; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 233
1000x536 (~76Kb) Northern Greece, Axios Delta, 12/8/1995, Photo © Dylan Lloyd leg.

Larva on Althaea officinalis, Convolvulus , Chenopodium , Taraxacum [POOLE]
Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887 Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania, Egypt, Iran, Palestine, Jordan, Sinai, Arabia. See [maps]
- Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887; Bull. Soc. ent. Fr. (6) 7: lviii [58]; TL: Algeria, Biskra
- Tarache biskrensis orientalis Brandt, 1939; Ent. Rdsch. 56 (23): 245, f. 2; TL: Iran, Laristan; Baloutchistan
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Tarache biskrensis agacinoi Rungs, 1945; Eos 21: 29; TL: Sequiet el Hamara, Oed Leichebi
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Tarache grisescens Rebel, 1948; Zs. Wiener Ent. Ges. 32 (5-7): 53; TL: Egypt, Gebel Elba, Wadi Chab
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group lucida) biskrensis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) biskrensis; [FE]; [CoL]
- Acontia biskrensis agacinoi; [LepIndex]
- Acontia biskrensis biskrensis; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 104
- Acontia biskrensis orientalis; [LepIndex]
- Acontia biskrensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
- Tarache biskrensis; Rothschild, 1915, Novit. Zool. 22 (2): 233
Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, [1885] Iran, Pakistan, Arabia, Yemen, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Kenya. See [maps]
- Acontia hortensis Swinhoe, [1885]; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884: 517, pl. 47, f. 7; TL: Sind, Kurrachee
- Tarache audeoudi Brandt, 1939; Ent. Rdsch. 56 (23): 244, f. 1; TL: Iran, Bender Tchahbahar
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group lucida) hortensis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) hortensis; [CoL]
- Acontia audeoudi; [LepIndex]
- Acontia hortensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
Acontia lactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Arabia, Yemen. See [maps]
- Acontia (group lucida) lactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 57, pl. 2, f. 1-3; TL: Yemen, Al Hudaydah, Jabal Buirra, 25 km SE of Bajil, 550m
- Acontia (Acontia) lactea; [CoL]
- Acontia lactea; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia nigrimacula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mauritania, Nigeria. See [maps]
- Acontia (group lucida) nigrimacula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 59, pl. 2, f. 4-5; TL: Gold Coast, Northern Territories, Kete-Krachi
- Acontia (Acontia) nigrimacula; [CoL]
- Acontia nigrimacula; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The sphendonistis species-group

group Sphendonistis (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia sphendonistis (Hampson, 1902) S.Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache sphendonistis Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 384; TL: Natal, Estcourt
- Acontia (group sphendonistis) sphendonistis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) sphendonistis; [CoL]
- Acontia sphendonistis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Cardiosace sphendonistis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia uhlenhuthi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group sphendonistis) uhlenhuthi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 62, pl. 2, f. 10; TL: Abyssinia, Diré Daouá
- Acontia (Acontia) uhlenhuthi; [CoL]
- Acontia uhlenhuthi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The wahlbergi species-group

group Wahlbergi (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856 Eritrea, E.Africa - South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Uganda, Zaire, Namibia, Angola, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Mauritania. See [maps]
- Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 58; TL: "Kaffern"
- Acontia urbani Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 35; TL: Natal, Durban
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Tarache cyanocraspis Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 776, pl. 173, f. 14; TL: Mashonaland
- Tarache vahlbergi Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 776 (emend. Acontia wahlbergi Wallengren, 1856)); TL: "Kaffern"
- Tarache nephata Bethune-Baker, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46): 526; TL: Lokoja district
- Acontia (group wahlbergi) wahlbergi; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) wahlbergi; [CoL]
- Acontia cyanocraspis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Acontia nephata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Acontia wahlbergi; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]

The chiaromontei species-group

group Chiaromontei (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia chiaromontei (Berio, 1936) Iran, ..., Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia. See [maps]
- Cardiosace chiaromontei Berio, 1936; Boll. Soc. Ent. Italiana 68: 28, f. 2; TL: Somalia, Village Duca degli Abruzzi
- Fredina esmeralda Brandt, 1939; Ent. Rdsch. 56 (23): 242, f. 6; TL: Iran, Tschahbahar
- Acontia (group chiaromontei) chiaromontei; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia chiaromontei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Cardiosace chiaromontei; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Fredina esmeralda; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia berioi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Somalia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group chiaromontei) berioi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 67, pl. 3, f. 6-8; TL: Somalia, Afgoi
- Acontia berioi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The crassivalva species-group

group Crassivalva (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia crassivalva (Wiltshire, 1947) Arabia, Egypt. See [maps]
- Tarache crassivalva Wiltshire, 1947; Bull. Soc. Fouad 1^er Ent. 31 (1): 7, pl. f. 8; TL: Egypt, S.Sinai, Jebel Katherine, Wadi el-Rabaa
- Acontia (group crassivalva) crassivalva; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) crassivalva; [CoL]
- Acontia crassivalva; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 105; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia yemenensis (Hampson, 1918) Yemen, Arabia. See [maps]
- Tarache yemenensis Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 (1): 189; TL: Yemen
- Acontia (group crassivalva) yemenensis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) yemenensis; [CoL]
- Acontia yemenensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The catenula species-group

group Catenula (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia catenula (Walker, 1865) India, ..., Oman. See [maps]
- Euphasia catenula Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 780; TL: South Hindostan
- Acontia (group catenula) catenula; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) catenula; [CoL]
- Acontia catenula; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 Arabia, Somalia, Kenya, Zimbabwe, S.Africa, Namibia, Angola. See [maps]
- Acontia umbrigera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 34; TL: [South Africa] Murrayburg
- Acontia (group catenula) umbrigera; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) umbrigera; [CoL]
- Acontia umbrigera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879 Iran, Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia - E.Africa - S.Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Niger. See [maps]
- Acontia trimaculata Aurivillius, 1879; Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7): 60; TL: Damara
  - = Acontia umbrigera; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group catenula) trimaculata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia trimaculata; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 366; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Acontia pauliani (Viette, 1965) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Tarache pauliani Viette, 1965; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70 (5-6): 149, pl. 3, f. 14; TL: Madagascar, Behara
- Acontia (group catenula) pauliani; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) pauliani; [CoL]
- Acontia pauliani; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The trychaenoides species-group

group Trychaenoides (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856 S.Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, Zimbabwe. See [maps]
- Acontia trychaenoides Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 59; TL: Kafferns
- Acontia triphaenoides Wallengren, 1865; K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 5 (4): 67 (emend. Acontia tryphaenoides Wallengren, 1856)
  - = Cardiosace trychaenoides; [POOLE]
- Acontia liturifera Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 784; TL: South Africa
  - = Cardiosace trychaenoides; [POOLE]
- Acontia trimenii Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1): 110; TL: Transvaal
  - = Cardiosace trychaenoides; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group trychaenoides) trychaenoides; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) liturifera; [CoL]
- Acontia (Acontia) trimenii; [CoL]
- Acontia (Acontia) trychaenoides; [CoL]
- Acontia trychaenoides; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- Cardiosace trichaenoides[sic, trychaenoides]; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 708
- Cardiosace trychaenoides; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia permutata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Namibia, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group trychaenoides) permutata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 81, pl. 4, f. 17-18, pl. 5, f. 1; TL: Namibia, Waterberg National Park
- Acontia (Acontia) permutata; [CoL]
- Acontia permutata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia submutata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Zambia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group trychaenoides) submutata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 82, pl. 5, f. 2; TL: N Rhodesia, Mumbwa
- Acontia (Acontia) submutata; [CoL]
- Acontia submutata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia sublactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, ..., Niger. See [maps]
- Acontia (group trychaenoides) sublactea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 83, pl. 5, f. 3-6; TL: Kenya, Ol Donjo Orok
- Acontia (Acontia) sublactea; [CoL]
- Acontia sublactea; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia miogona (Hampson, 1916) Ethiopia, Somalia, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Tarache miogona Hampson, 1916; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 123, pl. 1, f. 39; TL: Somaliland, Mandera
- Tarache mesoleuca Hampson, 1916; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 123, pl. 1, f. 38 (preocc. Tarache mesoleuca Holland, 1894); TL: Somaliland, Mandera
- Acontia mesoleucoides Poole, 1989; Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118: 16 (repl. Tarache mesoleuca Hampson, 1916); TL: Somaliland, Mandera
- Acontia (group trychaenoides) miogona; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) miogona; [CoL]
- Acontia mesoleuca; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Acontia mesoleucoides; [POOLE]
- Acontia miogona; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The catena species-group

group Catena (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia catena (Sowerby, 1805)
- Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805; (4) 29, pl. 14; TL: Surrey, Brixton
  - = Acontia nitidula; [POOLE]
- Desmophora elegans Stephens, 1829; 109 (repl. Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805)
- Acontia (group catena) catena; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) catena; [CoL]
Acontia nitidula (Fabricius, 1787) S.India, ..., Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Bombyx nitidula Fabricius, 1787; Mantissa Insectorum 2: 126; TL: "Coromandel"
- Acontia (group catena) nitidula; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) nitidula; [CoL]
- Acontia nitidula; [POOLE]; Yoshimoto, 1994, Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1): 125, pl. 87, f. 1; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia peksi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Yemen, Oman. See [maps]
- Acontia (group catena) peksi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list); TL: Yemen, Hadramaut, Abdallah Garib Plateau, 63 km WNW of Mukalla, 1335m
- Acontia (Acontia) peksi; [CoL]
- Acontia peksi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia accola (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) S.Africa. See [maps]
- Cirrhoedia ? accola Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 22; TL: Cape of Good Hope
- Rhodotarache roseofusca Warren, 1914; Ann. S Afr. Mus. 10 (12): 478, pl. 40, f. 17; TL: Cape, Albany
  - = ; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364
- Acontia (Acontia) accola; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364
- Acontia accola; [iNaturalist]
- Cirroedia (of authors) accola; [POOLE]
- Rhodotarache roseofusca; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia hampsoni Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Ethiopia - E.Africa - S.Africa, Malawi, Ghana, Senegal. See [maps]
- Acontia (group catena) hampsoni Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 90, pl. 6, f. 4-7; TL: Zanzibar
- Acontia (Acontia) hampsoni; [CoL]
- Acontia hampsoni; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia vaualbum (Hampson, 1914) Nigeria. See [maps]
- Tarache vau-album [= vaualbum] Hampson, 1914; 216; TL: Nigeria, Minna
- Acontia (group catena) vaualbum; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) vaualbum; [CoL]
- Acontia vaualbum; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The notabilis species-group

group Notabilis (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia notabilis (Walker, 1857) India (Punjab), ..., Arabia. See [maps]
- Calophasia notabilis Walker, 1857; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 11: 669; TL: Punjab
- Acontia (group notabilis) notabilis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) notabilis; [CoL]
- Acontia notabilis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia akbar Wiltshire, 1985 Ethiopia, Oman, Yemen. See [maps]
- Acontia akbar Wiltshire, 1985; in Büttiger, Fauna Saudi Arabia 6: 402, pl. 1. f. 32-33 [?]
- Acontia (group notabilis) akbar; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) akbar; [CoL]
- Acontia akbar; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia mekki (Rungs, 1953) Algeria. See [maps]
- Tarache mekki Rungs, 1953; 16, f. 1-2; TL: Oran, Djebel Murdjado
- Acontia (group notabilis) mekkii; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) mekkii; [CoL]
- Acontia mekki; [POOLE]; [iNaturalist]
- Acontia mekkii; [LepIndex]
Acontia mukalla Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Yemen, Oman. See [maps]
- Acontia (group notabilis) mukalla Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 45 (list), 96, pl. 7, f. 3-5; TL: Yemen, Hadramaut, 25 km NNE of Al Mukalla, Al Ain, 20 km NNW of Ar Rayyan, 100m
- Acontia (Acontia) mukalla; [CoL]
- Acontia mukalla; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia buchanani (Rothschild, 1921) Mali, Niger, Senegal, Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda. See [maps]
- Tarache buchanani Rothschild, 1921; Novit. Zool. 28 (1): 164; TL: Damergou, Tanout
- Acontia (group notabilis) buchanani; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) buchanani; [CoL]
- Acontia buchanani; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The malgassica species-group

group Malgassica (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881 Madagascar, Seychelles. See [maps]
- Acontia malgassica Mabille, 1881; Bull. Soc. ent. Belg. 25: lx [60]; TL: Madagascar
- Acontia (group malgassica) malgassica; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) malgassica; [CoL]
- Acontia malgassica; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia aurelia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Zaire, Angola, S.Africa, Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group malgassica) aurelia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 100, pl. 7, f. 16-18; TL: Kongo, Elisabethville
- Acontia (Acontia) aurelia; [CoL]
- Acontia aurelia; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
Acontia xanthochromata Hacker, 2011 Madagascar. See [maps]
- Acontia (Acontia) xanthochromata Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 90 (repl. Tarache malagasy Viette, 1965); TL: Madagascar, 50km, SE of Diego-Suarez, Analamerana forest
- Tarache malagasy Viette, 1965; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70 (5-6): 148, pl. 4, f. 23 (preocc. Hypercalymnia malagasy Viette, 1965); TL: Madagascar, 50km, SE of Diego-Suarez, Analamerana forest
- Acontia (group malgassica) malagasy; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)
- Acontia malagasy; [POOLE]
- Acontia xanthochromata; [iNaturalist]
Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879 Namibia. See [maps]
- Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879; 61; TL: Damara
- Tarache vallengreni Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 768 (emend. Acontia wallengreni Aurivillius, 1879)); TL: Damara
- Acontia (group malgassica) wallengreni; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) wallengreni; [CoL]
- Acontia wallengreni; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

The porphyrea species-group

group Porphyrea (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 45 (list)

Acontia porphyrea (Butler, 1898) Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S.Africa, Namibia, Ghana, Togo, Senegal. See [maps]
- Tarache porphyrea Butler, 1898; 420; TL: British East Africa, 88 miles from Mombasa, between Voi and Ndi
- Acontia (group porphyrea) porphyrea; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) porphyrea; [CoL]
- Acontia porphyrea; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Acontia rufitincta (Hampson, 1910) India (Madras, Andhra Pradesh). See [maps]
- Tarache rufitincta Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 779, pl. 173, f. 19; TL: Madras, Gooty
- Tarache albinigra Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 3: 304, pl. 27 e; TL: Gooty
- Acontia (group porphyrea) rufitincta; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) rufitincta; [CoL]
- Acontia albinigra; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Acontia rufitincta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia hoppei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Yemen, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya. See [maps]
- Acontia (group porphyrea) hoppei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 108, pl. 9, f. 1-4; TL: Yemen, Hadramaut, 25 km NNE of Al Mukalla, Al Ain, 20 km NNW of Ar Rayyan, 100m
- Acontia (Acontia) hoppei; [CoL]
- Acontia hoppei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852 India. See [maps]
- Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 219; TL: "Cote de Coromandel"
- Calophasia postica Walker, 1865; 764; TL: South Hindostan
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group porphyrea) opalinoides; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) opalinoides opalinoides; [CoL]
- Acontia (Acontia) opalinoides; [CoL]
- Acontia opalinoides westafricana; [AfroMoths]
- Acontia opalinoides; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- A. o. opalinoides India, Burma, ..., S.Iran
  - Acontia opalinoides opalinoides; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list); Hacker, 2013, Esperiana 18: 210; [iNaturalist]
- A. o. transafricana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania, Namibia, Angola
  - Acontia opalinoides transafricana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 110, pl. 9, f. 10-13; TL: Br. E. Africa, Taveta
  - Acontia (Acontia) opalinoides transafricana; [CoL]
  - Acontia opalinoides transafricana; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- A. o. westsafricana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Cape Verde, Mali, Mauritania
  - Acontia opalinoides westsafricana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 113, pl. 9, f. 14; TL: São Tiago, San Jorge, 300 m
Acontia cimbebasia Hacker, 2007 Namibia. See [maps]
- Acontia cimbebasia Hacker, 2007; Esperiana Memoir 4: 223, pl. 21, f. 5-6
- Acontia (group porphyrea) cimbebasia; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) cimbebasia; [CoL]
- Acontia cimbebasia; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The apatelia species-group

group Apatelia (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)

Acontia apatelia (Swinhoe, 1907) Cameroon, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Angola. See [maps]
- Tarache apatelia Swinhoe, 1907; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (109): 53; TL: "W.Africa, Bihe"
- Acontia (group apatelia) apatelia; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) apatelia; [CoL]
- Acontia apatelia; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875 South Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia tinctilis Wallengren, 1875; Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1): 109; TL: Transvaal
  - = ?Acontia zelleri; [POOLE]
- Tarache hyperlophia Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 387; TL: Transvaal; Weenen, Estcourt, Natal; Cape Colony, Transkei
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group apatelia) tinctilis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) tinctilis; [CoL]
- Acontia tinctilis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

The caeruleopicta species-group

group Caeruleopicta (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)

Acontia caeruleopicta (Hampson, 1916) Ethiopia, Somalia, ..., Tanzania. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache caeruleopicta Hampson, 1916; Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 121, pl. 1, f. 37; TL: Somaliland, Mandera
- Acontia (group caeruleopicta) caeruleopicta; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) caeruleopicta; [CoL]
- Acontia caeruleopicta; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Hoplotarache caeruleopicta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia asbenensis (Rothschild, 1921) Niger, Jordan, Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Tarache asbenensis Rothschild, 1921; Novit. Zool. 28 (1): 165; TL: Mts of Baguezan, Asben
- Tarache hemipentha Wiltshire, 1947; Bull. Soc. Fouad 1^er Ent. 31 (1): 7, pl. f. 6; TL: Egypt, S.Sinai, Bir Tarfa
- Acontia (group caeruleopicta) asbenensis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) asbenensis; [CoL]
- Acontia asbenensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
- Acontia hemipentha; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Hoplotarache caeruleopicta hemipentha; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 103
Acontia solitaria Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Oman. See [maps]
- Acontia (group caeruleopicta) solitaria Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 119, pl. 10, f. 16; TL: Oman, Dhofar, W. of Salalah, Al Mughsyi Valley, 70m
- Acontia (Acontia) solitaria; [CoL]
- Acontia solitaria; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia okahandja Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Angola, Namibia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group caeruleopicta) okahandja Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 120, pl. 10, f. 17-18, pl. 11, f. 1; TL: Okahandja
- Acontia (Acontia) okahandja; [CoL]
- Acontia okahandja; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia annemaria Hacker, 2007 Namibia, Angola. See [maps]
- Acontia annemaria Hacker, 2007; Esperiana Memoir 4: 222, pl. 21, f. 3-4; TL: Namibia, Brandberg, Mason Shelter, 1740m
- Acontia (group caeruleopicta) annemaria; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) annemaria; [CoL]
- Acontia annemaria; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Acontia dorothea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Botswana, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group caeruleopicta) dorothea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 123, pl. 11, f. 5-7; TL: Kang, 32 km S Botswana
- Acontia (Acontia) dorothea; [CoL]
- Acontia dorothea; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia dileuca (Hampson, 1910) Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Procriosis dileuca Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 711, f. 202; TL: Br. E. Africa, Voi
- Acontia (group caeruleopicta) dileuca; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) dileuca; [CoL]
- Acontia dileuca; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Procriosis dileuca; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]

The guttifera species-group

group Guttifera (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)

Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874 -. See [maps]
- Acontia guttifera Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 26; TL: Natal
- Acontia (group guttifera) guttifera; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia guttifera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- A. g. guttifera Mozambique, S.Africa, Namibia
  - Acontia guttifera guttifera; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list); [iNaturalist]
- A. g. elegans Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Kenya, Tanzania
  - Acontia guttifera elegans Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 126, pl. 15-17 (?preocc. Desmophora elegans Stephens, 1829)
  - Acontia (Acontia) guttifera elegans; [CoL]
  - Acontia guttifera elegans; [iNaturalist]
Acontia rigatoi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Somalia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group guttifera) rigatoi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 127, pl. 11, f. 18, pl. 12, f. 1; TL: Somalia, Afgoi
- Acontia (Acontia) rigatoi; [CoL]
- Acontia rigatoi; [iNaturalist]

The psaliphora species-group

group Psaliphora (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)

Acontia psaliphora (Hampson, 1910) Eritrea, ..., Kenya, ..., Mozambique, Zimbabwe, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache psaliphora Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 781, pl. 173, f. 21; TL: Gazaland, Upper Bozi River
- Acontia (group psaliphora) psaliphora; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) psaliphora; [CoL]
- Acontia psaliphora; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Acontia gradata Walker, [1858] South Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia gradata Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 788; TL: Cape
- Acontia (group psaliphora) gradata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) gradata; [CoL]
- Acontia gradata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Acontia carnescens (Hampson, 1910) Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Tarache carnescens Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 779, pl. 173, f. 20; TL: Br. E. Africa, Sabaki
- Acontia (group psaliphora) carnescens; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) carnescens; [CoL]
- Acontia carnescens; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 105; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]

The caffraria species-group

group Caffraria (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)

Acontia caffraria (Cramer, [1777]) -. See [maps]
- Phalaena (Noctua) caffraria Cramer, [1777]; Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 82, pl. 147, f. F; TL: Cape of Good Hope
- Tarache caffraria ab. kikuyensis Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 39
- Acontia (group caffraria) caffraria; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia caffraria; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- A. c. caffraria S.Africa
  - Noctua caloris Hübner, [1808]; Samml. eur. Schmett. [4]: pl. 80, f. 372; TL: Europe
    
    = Acontia caffraria; [POOLE]
  - Acontia komaga Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 33; TL: Knysna
    
    = Acontia caffraria; [POOLE]
  - Acontia caffraria caffraria; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list); [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- A. c. knudlarseni Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Tanzania, Mozambique
  - Acontia caffraria knudlarseni Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 134, pl. 12, f. 18, pl. 13, f. 1; TL: Tanzania, Morogoro, 1 km E. of Mikumi, 550m
  - Acontia (Acontia) caffraria knudlarseni; [CoL]
  - Acontia caffraria knudlarseni; [AfroMoths]
Acontia bollandi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Madagascar. See [maps]
- Acontia (group caffraria) bollandi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 135, pl. 13, f. 2-3; TL: Madagascar, 19 km E of Amboasary, Antanivinaky
- Acontia (Acontia) bollandi; [CoL]
- Acontia bollandi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia wiltshirei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Kenay, Tanzania, ..., S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group caffraria) wiltshirei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 137, pl. 13, f. 4-7; TL: Tanzania, Iringa, 12 km E of Iringa, Riverside Camp, 1400m
- Acontia (Acontia) wiltshirei; [CoL]
- Acontia wiltshirei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia chrysoproctis (Hampson, 1902) Zaire, Namibia, S.Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana. See [maps]
- Tarache chrysoproctis Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 387; TL: Mashonaland, Salisbury
- Acontia (group caffraria) chrysoproctis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) chrysoproctis; [CoL]
- Acontia chrysoproctis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia niphogona (Hampson, 1909) Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola. See [maps]
- Tarache niphogona Hampson, 1909; Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 19 (2): 109, pl. 4, f. 17; TL: SE.Ruwenzori, Mokia
- Acontia (group caffraria) niphogona; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) niphogona; [CoL]
- Acontia niphogona; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia aarviki Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Tanzania, Kenya. See [maps]
- Acontia (group caffraria) aarviki Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 140; TL: Tanzania, Muheza, Amani, 900-950m,
- Acontia (Acontia) aarviki; [CoL]
- Acontia aarviki; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia upsilon (Walker, 1865) India, ..., Kenya. See [maps]
- Calophasia upsilon Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 763; TL: Deccan
  - = Acontia discoidea; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group caffraria) upsilon; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) upsilon; [CoL]
- Acontia upsilon; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia deceptrix (Warren, 1913) Travancore
- Hoplotarache deceptrix Warren, 1913; 299, pl. 27 a; TL: Travancore
- Acontia (group caffraria) deceptrix; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) deceptrix; [CoL]
- Acontia deceptrix; [iNaturalist]
- Hoplotarache deceptrix; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]

The secta species-group

group Secta (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)

Acontia secta Guenée, 1852 Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, Burundi, Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia secta Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 221; TL: Abyssinia
- Acontia dissecta Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3): 400 (repl. Acontia secta Guenée, 1852); TL: Abyssinia
- Acontia (group secta) secta; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) secta; [CoL]
- Acontia secta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia albatrigona Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 S.Ethiopia, Kenya. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) albatrigona Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 146, pl. 14, f. 14-15; TL: S.Ethiopia, Arba Minch Region, Omo, Province Gemu, Gofa, 1350-1450m
- Acontia (Acontia) albatrigona; [CoL]
- Acontia albatrigona; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia amhara Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) amhara Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 147, pl. 14, f. 17-18; TL: Ethiopia, Gamu-Gofa, 8 km N of Turmi, 990m
- Acontia (Acontia) amhara; [CoL]
- Acontia amhara; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia proesei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) proesei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 148, pl. 14, f. 16; TL: Ethiopia, Valley of the river Tekezé, 30 km N of Gashena, 1950m
- Acontia (Acontia) proesei; [CoL]
- Acontia proesei; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia mellicula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) mellicula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 149, pl. 15, f. 1; TL: Rustenburg, Natuurreservaat
- Acontia (Acontia) mellicula; [CoL]
- Acontia mellicula; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia florentissima Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) florentissima Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 150, pl. 18, f. 12, 15; TL: Ost-Afrika, Lindi Hinterland
- Acontia (Acontia) florentissima; [CoL]
- Acontia florentissima; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia leucotrigona (Hampson, 1905) Arabia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache leucotrigona Hampson, 1905; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 3 (9): 436; TL: Gazaland, Melseter
- Tarache leucotrigona ab. leucotrigonides Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 39
- Acontia (group secta) leucotrigona; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 46 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) leucotrigona; [CoL]
- Acontia leucotrigona; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia santalucia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) santalucia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 153, pl. 15, f. 5; TL: South Africa, St. Lucia Wetland Park
- Acontia (Acontia) santalucia; [CoL]
- Acontia santalucia; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia paratrigona Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Malawi, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) paratrigona Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 46 (list), 153, pl. 15, f. 7-10; TL: South Africa, Soutpansberg, Louis Trichardt
- Acontia (Acontia) paratrigona; [CoL]
- Acontia paratrigona; [iNaturalist]
Acontia wolframmeyi Hacker, 2007 Namibia. See [maps]
- Acontia wolframmeyi Hacker, 2007; Esperiana Memoir 4: 220, pl. 21, f. 1-2; TL: Namibia, Brandberg, Mason Shelter, 1740m
- Acontia (group secta) wolframmeyi; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) wolframmeyi; [CoL]
- Acontia wolframmeyi; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia oranjensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) oranjensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 156, pl. 15, f. 14-15; TL: Orange Free State, Oranjekrag, Hjendrik Voerwoerd dam
- Acontia (Acontia) oranjensis; [CoL]
- Acontia oranjensis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879 Nambibia
- Acontia spangbergi Aurivillius, 1879; Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7): 62; TL: Damara
- Acontia (group secta) spangbergi; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) spangbergi; [CoL]
- Acontia spangbergi; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia nambiensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia (group secta) nambiensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
Acontia katrina Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group secta) katrina Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 160, pl. 16, f. 4-7; TL: South Africa, Transvaal, Mooiplaats, Bronkhorstspruitlist
- Acontia (Acontia) katrina; [CoL]
- Acontia katrina; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The dispar species-group

group Dispar (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)

Acontia dispar Walker, [1858] S.Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho. See [maps]
- Acontia dispar Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 790; TL: Port Natal
- Acontia (group dispar) dispar; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) dispar; [CoL]
- Acontia dispar; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Hoplotarache dispar; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia citripennis (Hampson, 1910) South Africa, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Tarache citripennis Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 778, pl. 173, f. 17; TL: Natal, Estcourt
- Acontia (group dispar) citripennis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) citripennis; [CoL]
- Acontia citripennis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

The discoidea species-group

group Discoidea (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)

Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S.Africa, Namibia, Angola, Zaire. See [maps]
- Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857; Monatsber. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1857: 422; TL: Mozambique
- Acontia (group discoidea) discoidea; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia discoidea; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Acontia albarabica Wiltshire, 1994 S.Arabia, Yemen. See [maps]
- Acontia discoidea albarabica Wiltshire, 1994; Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14: 124, f. 22-23; TL: Saudi Arabia, Makkah-Taif Road, Escarpment, 700m
- Acontia (group discoidea) albarabica; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) albarabica; [CoL]
- Acontia albarabica; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia discoidoides Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group discoidea) discoidoides Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 166, pl. 17, f. 7-11; TL: D. O. Afrika, Morogoro
- Acontia (Acontia) discoidoides; [CoL]
- Acontia discoidoides; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

The margaritata species-group

group Margaritata (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)

Acontia margaritata (Drury, 1782) South Africa. See [maps]
- Phalaena (Noctua) margaritata Drury, 1782; Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3: 28, index, pl. 21, f. 6; TL: "New York" [= Southern Africa]
- Acontia bohemanni Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 58; TL: "Kaffern"
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia includens Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 799
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia monilifera Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 798
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia unio Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 32; TL: Natal
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group margaritata) margaritata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) margaritata; [CoL]
- Acontia margaritata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
Acontia tetragonisa (Hampson, 1910) South Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache tetragonisa Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 790, pl. 173, f. 29; TL: Transvaal, Johannesburg
- Acontia (group margaritata) tetragonisa; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) tetragonisa; [CoL]
- Acontia tetragonisa; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Acontia capensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group margaritata) capensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 172, pl. 18, f. 6-8; TL: Transkei, The Haven
- Acontia (Acontia) capensis; [CoL]
- Acontia capensis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia kruegeri Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (group margaritata) kruegeri Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 173, pl. 18, f. 4-5; TL: South Africa, Percy Fyfe National Reserve
- Acontia (Acontia) kruegeri; [CoL]
- Acontia kruegeri; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia mionides (Hampson, 1905) S.Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache mionides Hampson, 1905; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 3 (9): 435; TL: Cape Colony, Deelfontein
- Acontia (group margaritata) mionides; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Acontia) mionides; [CoL]
- Acontia mionides; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Hoplotarache mionides; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]

The metaxantha species-group

group Metaxantha (Subgenus Acontia); Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 361

Acontia ampijoroa (Viette, 1965) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Hypercalymnia ampijoroa Viette, 1965; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70: 90; TL: Madagascar, Ankarafantiskia region, Ampijoroa
- Acontia (Acontia) ampijoroa; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 363
- Acontia ampijoroa; [iNaturalist]
- Hypercalymnia ampijoroa; [POOLE]
Acontia gloriosa (Kenrick, 1917) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Hypocalymnia gloriosa Kenrick, 1917; Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1): 90, pl. 4; TL: Madagascar
- Acontia (Acontia) gloriosa; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364
- Acontia gloriosa; [iNaturalist]
- Hyperlymnia gloriosa; [POOLE]
Acontia hausmanni Hacker, 2010 Kenya. See [maps]
- Acontia (Acontia) hausmanni Hacker, 2010; Esperiana 15: 363, pl. 57, f. 3-4; TL: Kenya, Nairobi, Kebete
- Acontia hausmanni; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia laurenconi (Viette, 1965) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Hypercalymnia laurenconi Viette, 1965; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70: 90; TL: Madagascar, Anosibe Route, km 57
- Sculptifrontia arcuata Berio, 1966; Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 76: 135; TL: Madagascar, Anosibe route, km 57
- Hypercalymnia laurenconi occidentalis Viette, 1967; Faune Madagascar 20 (2): 665; TL: Madagascar, 50 km NE of Diego Suarez, Analamerana Forest, 80m
- Acontia (Acontia) laurenconi; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364
- Acontia laurenconi; [iNaturalist]
- Hypercalymnia laurenconi occidentalis; [LepIndex]; [CoL]
- Hypercalymnia laurenconi; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Sculptifrontia arcuata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia malagasy (Viette, 1965) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Hypercalymnia malagasy Viette, 1965; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70: 90; TL: Madagascar, 50km SE of Diego Suarez
- Acontia (Acontia) malagasy; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364; [CoL]
- Acontia malagasy; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Hypercalymnia malagasy; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia metaxantha (Hampson, 1910) Zaire, Rwanda, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Hypercalymnia metaxantha Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 185, f. 69; TL: Congo, Katanga
- Acontia (Acontia) metaxantha; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 361
- Acontia metaxantha; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Hypercalymnia metaxantha; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia splendida (Rothschild, 1924) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Caracharoda splendida Rothschild, 1924; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 14 (81): 314; TL: Madagascar, Diego Suarez
- Acontia (Acontia) splendida; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364
- Acontia splendida; [iNaturalist]
- Hypercalymnia splendida; [POOLE]
Acontia transducta (Viette, 1958) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Bocula transducta Viette, 1958; Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag. (E) 9: 158, pl. 1, f. 15; TL: Madagascar, Ifanadiana district, Ranomafana region
- Acontia (Acontia) transducta; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 364
- Acontia transducta; [iNaturalist]
- Bocula transducta; [CoL]
- Hypercalymnia transducta; [POOLE]
Acontia versicolorata Hacker, 2010 Kenya, Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Acontia (Acontia) versicolorata Hacker, 2010; Esperiana 15: 362 (repl. Calymnia olivascens Hampson, 1910)
- Calymnia olivescens Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: 200, pl. 142, f. 1; TL: British East Africa, Taveta
- Acontia versicolorata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
- Cosmia olivescens; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

Subgenus Metapioplasta Wallengren, 1865

Metapioplasta Wallengren, 1865; 70; TS: Acontia simo Wallengren
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43
Aulotarache Hampson, 1910; 722; TS: Tarache decoripennis Mabille
- = Subgenus Metapioplasta (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 11
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]

Subgenus Metapioplasta (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 8; [RFEL]
Acontia (Metapioplasta); [CoL]
Aulotarache; [LepIndex]; [NHM-BMW]
Aulotarache (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
Metapioplasta; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [NHM-BMW]
Metapioplasta (Acontiinae); [POOLE]

The simo species-group

group Simo (Subgenus Metapioplasta); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)

Acontia insocia Walker, [1858] Arabia, Sudan, E.Africa - S.Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, W.Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria, Mauritania, . See [maps]
- Acontia insocia Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 788; TL: Sierra Leone
- Acontia concinnula Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 789; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = Metapioplasta insocia; [POOLE]
- Acontia pyralina Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 789; TL: Sierra Leone
  - = Metapioplasta insocia; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group simo) insocia; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Metapioplasta) insocia; [CoL]
- Acontia insocia; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- Metapioplasta insocia; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths]
Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860 Keynya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S.Africa, Namibia, Angola. See [maps]
- Acontia simo Wallengren, 1860; Wien ent. Monats. 4 (6): 173; TL: Caffraria
  - = Metapioplasta insocia; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group simo) simo; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Metapioplasta) simo; [CoL]
- Acontia simo; [iNaturalist]
Acontia minuscula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Oman, Yemen. See [maps]
- Acontia (group simo) minuscula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list), 287, pl. 36, f. 6-10; TL: Yemen, Hadramaut, 25 km NNE of Al Mukalla, Al Ain, 20 km NNW of Ar Rayyan, 100m
- Acontia (Metapioplasta) minuscula; [CoL]
- Acontia minuscula; [iNaturalist]
Acontia microptera Mabille, [1880] Madras, Bombay, ..., Tanzania, Seychelles, Comoros, , Madagascar. See [maps]
- Acontia microptera Mabille, [1880]; Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9: 321; TL: Madagascar
- Acontia naevulosa Saalmüller, 1891; Lepid. Madagascar (2): 334, f. 237; TL: Madagascar, Nossi-be
  - = ; [POOLE]
- Tarache costosa Mabille, [1900]; Ann. Soc. ent Fr. 68 (4): 728; TL: "East Africa"
- Tarache decoripennis Mabille, [1900]; Ann. Soc. ent Fr. 68 (4): 728; TL: East Africa
- Aulotarache decoripennis subpallida Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 300; TL: Bombay, Kutch
- Aulotarache decoripennis brunneiceps Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 300; TL: Madras, Cuddapah
  - = Aulotarache decoripennis; [POOLE]
- Aulatarache decoripennis ab. kutchensis Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 37; TL: Kutch (Bombay)
- Aulatarache decoripennis ab. cuddapahensis Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 37; TL: Cuddapah (Madras)
- Acontia (group simo) microptera; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Metapioplasta) decoripennis brunneiceps; [CoL]
- Acontia (Metapioplasta) microptera; [CoL]
- Acontia costosa; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Acontia decoripennis; [CoL]
- Acontia microptera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
- Aulotarache decoripennis brunneiceps; [LepIndex]
- Aulotarache decoripennis subpallida; [LepIndex]
- Aulotarache decoripennis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Tarache costata[sic]; Hampson, 1910, Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 789, pl. 173, f. 28
Acontia rachiastis (Hampson, 1908) Aldabra
- Tarache rachiastis Hampson, 1908; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 1 (6): 483; TL: Aldabra
- Acontia (group simo) rachiastis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Metapioplasta) rachiastis; [CoL]
- Acontia rachiastis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia tabberti Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Oman. See [maps]
- Acontia (group simo) tabberti Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list), 289, pl. 37, f. 4-6; TL: Oman S, Dhofar, Wadi Almagshayl, 70m
- Acontia (Metapioplasta) tabberti; [CoL]
- Acontia tabberti; [iNaturalist]

The erronea species-group

group Erronea (Subgenus Metapioplasta); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)

Acontia erronea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Sri Lanka. See [maps]
- Acontia (group erronea) erronea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list), 289; TL: Ceylon, Mambantota
- Acontia erronea; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Acontarache Berio, 1977

Acontarache Berio, 1977; Ann. Mus. nas. Giacomo Doria 81: 332; TS: Acontarache somaliensis Berio
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43

Subgenus Acontarache (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 8; [RFEL]
Acontarache; [LepIndex]; [AfroMoths]; [NHM-BMW]
Acontarache (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
Acontia (Acontarache); [CoL]

Acontia somaliensis (Berio, 1977) Somalia. See [maps]
- Acontarache somaliensis Berio, 1977; Ann. Mus. nas. Giacomo Doria 81: 332; TL: Somalia, Mogadiscio (Nicotra)
- Acontarache somaliensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Acontia (Acontarache) somaliensis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list); [CoL]
- Acontia somaliensis; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia bechuana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Botswana, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia (Acontarache) bechuana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 293, pl. 37, f. 10-11; TL: Botswana E, 18 km N of Nata, 1000m
- Acontia (Acontarache) bechuana; [CoL]
- Acontia bechuana; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Olivacontia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008

Subgenus Olivacontia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 (Acontia); Esperiana 14: 12; TS: Cilix olivacea Hampson
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43

Subgenus Olivacontia (Acontia); [RFEL]
Acontia (Olivacontia); [CoL]

Acontia olivacea (Hampson, 1891) India, Thailand, S.China, Borneo, Philippines, Taiwan, SE.Siberia, Japan. See [maps]
- Cilix olivacea Hampson, 1891; Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8: 9, 63, pl. 142, f. 9; TL: India, Nilgiri district
- Tarache olivacea umbrosa Bang-Haas, 1927; Horae Macrolep. Palaearct. 1: 88, pl. 10, f. 44; TL: Ussuri, Sutschansk; Wladiwostock
  - = ; [POOLE]; [MOB13], 45; [RFEL]
- Acontia (Olivacontia) olivacea; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list); [CoL]
- Acontia olivacea umbrosa; [LepIndex]
- Acontia olivacea; [POOLE]; [MOB13], 45, pl. 2; [RFEL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia sollemnis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia (Olivacontia) sollemnis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Olivacontia) sollemnis; [CoL]
- Acontia sollemnis; [iNaturalist]
Acontia subolivacea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia (Olivacontia) subolivacea Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Olivacontia) subolivacea; [CoL]
- Acontia subolivacea; [iNaturalist]
Acontia cobourgensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
- Acontia (Olivacontia) cobourgensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Olivacontia) cobourgensis; [CoL]
- Acontia cobourgensis; [iNaturalist]

Subgenus Uracontia Beck, 1996

Uracontia Beck, 1996; Neue Ent. Nachr. 36: 50; TS: Acontia urania Frivaldszky
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 44

Subgenus Uracontia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 8; [NE11], ; [RFEL]; [FE]
Acontia (Uracontia); [CoL]
Uracontia; [NHM-BMW]

Acontia titania (Esper, 1798) Turkey, SEEU, Transcaucasia. See [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 urania Frivaldszky, 1835; A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei 2: 274, pl. 7, f. 10; TL: "Balkans, Röpul"
  - = ; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 103; [NE11], 77
- Chariclea eversmanni Kolenati, 1846; 102, pl. 18, f. 3; TL: Transcaucasica, Elisabethopol
  - = Acontia urania; [POOLE]
- Acontia (Uracontia) titania; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list); [NE11], 77; [FE]; [CoL]
- Acontia titania; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 103; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
- Acontia urania; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Acontia goateri Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008 Kenya. See [maps]
- Acontia (Uracontia) goateri Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list), 301, pl. 38, f. 13-15; TL: Br. E. Afr., Kibwezi
- Acontia (Uracontia) goateri; [CoL]
- Acontia goateri; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia viettei Hacker, 2010 Madagascar. See [maps]
- Acontia (Uraconia) viettei Hacker, 2010; Esperiana 15: 365 (repl. Calpiformis magnifica Viette, 1958)
- Calpiformis magnifica Viette, 1958; Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 62 (9-10): 274 (preocc. Heliodora magnifica Neumoegen, 1891); TL: Madagascar, Perinet region, Analamazoatra Forest
  - = ; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 365
- Acontia (Acontia) magnifica; [CoL]
- Acontia viettei; [iNaturalist]
- Cirrodes magnifica; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia melanura (Tauscher, 1809) NE.Burgale, Ukraine, SE.European Russia, S.Urals, Caucasus, Transcaucasus, SW.Siberia, .... See [maps]
- Noctua melanura Tauscher, 1809; Mém. Soc. Nat. Moscou 2: 321, pl. 20, f. 5; TL: Russia, Sarepta
- Acontia (Uracontia) melanura Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia (Uracontia) melanura; [NE11], 78; [FE]; [CoL]
- Acontia melanura; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
- Noctua (of authors) melanura; [POOLE]
Acontia melaphora (Hampson, 1910) Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Protarache melaphora Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 374, pl. 160, f. 2; TL: Bechuanaland, N'Gami
- Acontia (Uracontia) melaphora; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 365
- Acontia melaphora; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- Protarache melaphora; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Unmatched external taxa

Acontia achatina; [AfroMoths]
Acontia (Acontia) abdominalis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) acerba; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) albifusa; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) apela; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) apicalis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) aprica; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) areli; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) areloides; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) arida; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) assimilis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) augustipennis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) axendra; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) bella; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) berio; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) bilimeki; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) cleta; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) cora; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) creton; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) crotchii; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) dacia; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) dama; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) delecta; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) expolita; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) felina; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) flavipennis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) funeralis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) geminocula; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) grana; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) guttata; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) huachuca; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) idella; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) inversa; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) jaguaralis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) knowltoni; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) lactipennis; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) lanceolata; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) leo; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) lucasi; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) major; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) margana; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) obatra; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) olivea; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) onagrus; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) opalinoides westafricana; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) perstructana; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) plumbeata; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) quadriplaga; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) sedata; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) sordescens; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) sublota; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) sutor; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) tenuicula; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) terminimaculata; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) tetragona; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) toddi; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) turca; [CoL]
Acontia (Acontia) walkeri; [CoL]
Acontia axendra; [LepIndex]
Acontia capocacciae; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia dorneri; [LepIndex]
Acontia (Emmelia); [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) acutus; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) alata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) albimargo; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) albisecta; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) albitermen; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) altera; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) amarei; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) angustipennis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) antica subtilis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) atripars; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) aureola; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) aurivillii; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera basifera; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera saotiagoensis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) basifera sudarabica; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) bellula; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) bethunebakeri; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) bicolora; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) bicolorata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) bidentata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) binocula; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) binominata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) buchsbaumi; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) burmana; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) callima; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) candefacta; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) carmelita; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) citrelinea; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) clausula; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) clerana; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) conifrons; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) corrientes; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) crocata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) cuta; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) delphinensis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) detrita; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) detritoides; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) dichroa; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) dorneri; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) elaeoa; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) elegantula; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) erastrioides; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) esperiana; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) exigua; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) fascialis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) fasciatella; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) fastrei; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) feae; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) flavibasis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) flavitermina; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) fumata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) fuscoalba; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) gratiosa; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) hemiselenias; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) hemixanthia; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) heonyx; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) homonyma; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) huita; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) hutsoni; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) karachiensis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) lanzai; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) libedis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) macdunnoughi; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) manakhana; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) margarita; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) marginata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) marmoralis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) mascheriniae; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) mediatrix; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) megocula; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) mixta; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) mora; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nannodes; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis natalis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) natalis septentrionalis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nephele; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nigra; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nigrans; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nivipicta; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) notha; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nubila; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nubilata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) nuicola; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) obliqua; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) paraalba; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) parvula; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) phecolisca; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) philbyi; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) polysema; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) praealba; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) pulchra; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) purpurata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) robertbecki; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) saldaitis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) schreieri; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) semialba; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) semibrunnea; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) semiflava; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) semipallida; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) septuosa; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) sexpunctata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) sexpunctata viridescens; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) stassarti; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) subnotha; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) sutrix; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) szunyoghyi; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) tanzaniae; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) tanzaniae hampsoniana; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) tanzaniae tanzaniae; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) tenuescens; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) thapsina; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) torrefacta; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) torrefacta politzari; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) torrefacta torrefacta; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) tortricina; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis sheljuzhkoi; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata stumpffi; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) transfigurata transfigurata; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) tripartita; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) venustula; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) veroxanthia; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) vinculis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) virginalis; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) viridans; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) viridisquama; [CoL]
Acontia frici; [AfroMoths]
Acontia fulvirufa; [AfroMoths]
Acontia gonoides; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia plumbicula; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
Acontia quartrigona; [AfroMoths]
Acontia ruficincta; [LepIndex] ; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Acontia singularis; [AfroMoths]
Acontia sordescens; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
Acontia sudarabica; [LepIndex]

Unknown or unplaced taxa

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

Acontia (Emmelia) antica antica; [CoL]
Acontia (Emmelia) antica; [CoL]
Acontia antica; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]

Acontia ? inexacta Walker, 1870; 130; TL: Hor Tamanib

Acontia (of authors); [POOLE]
Acontia inexacta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]

Euphasia ? compta Walker, 1870; 130; TL: Mt Sinai

Acontia compta; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Euphasia (of authors) compta; [POOLE]

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[AFM]
African Moths
[ALA]
Atlas of Living Australia
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[BAMONA] Opler, Pavulaan, Stanford & Pogue
Butterflies and Moths of North America; Mountain Prairie Information Node
[BCA] electronic
BIOLOGIA CENTRALI-AMERICANA
[BHL] The
Biodiversity Heritage Library; and on; Internet Archive; Note: The linking to the content of Internet Archive is somewhat delicate -- notify me when links break!
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
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[ESP] :ESP#c Heppner, 1981
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[JHS]
Japan Heterocerits's Society; (Back Issues); Tinea vols 10-20
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
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Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[MPG]
North American Moth Photographers Group
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
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[P&N23] Pohl & Nanz, 2023
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[PERSEE]
Annales de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon; Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon; Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France
[PNWM]
Pacific Northwest Moths
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[ZOOKEYS]
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Aurivillius, 1879
Lepidoptera Damarensia förteckning på fjärilar insamlade i Damaralandet af G. de Bylder åren 1873 och 1874 jente beskrifning öfer förut okändarten Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7) : 39-69
Bang-Haas, 1927
Horae Macrolepidopterologicae Regionis Palaearcticae Horae Macrolep. Palaearct. 1 : 1-128, pl. 1-11
Beck, 1996
Systematische Liste der Noctuidae Europas (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) Neue Ent. Nachr. 36 : 1-122
Berio, 1936
Specie nuove di Lepidotteri della Somalia Italiana Boll. Soc. Ent. Italiana 68 : 27-28
Berio, 1937
Nuove specie di eteroceri. Noctuidae - Lymantriidae - Limacodidae - Geometridae Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 58 : 174-181
Berio, 1939
Contributi alla conoscenza dei Lepidotteri eteroceri dell'Eritrea. I Mem. Soc. Ent. ital. 17 : 47-62, pl. 1-2
Berio, 1966
Descrizione di nuove Noctuidae africane e note sinonimiche Ann. Mus. nat. Giacomo Doria 76 : 110-136
Berio, 1977
Diagnosi di nuovi taxa di noctuidae del globo (Lepidoptera) Ann. Mus. nas. Giacomo Doria 81 : 321-339
Bethune-Baker, 1911
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Tropical Africa Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46) : 506-542
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)
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Septiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 3 Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 7 (Noct. 3) : 1-443, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)
Brandt, 1939
Beitrag zur Lepidopteren-Fauna von Iran. Einige neue Agrotiden aus Laristan und Beloutchistan Ent. Rdsch. 56 (23): 241-245, (25): 268-273, (27): 294-300
Cramer, [1777]
Uitlandsche Kapellen (Papillons exotiques) Uitl. Kapellen 2 (9-16): 1-152, pl. 97-192 (1777)
[Schiffermüller], 1775
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend : 1-322, pl. 1a-b
Druce, 1909
Descriptions of some new species of Heterocera, chiefly from tropical South America Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 3 : 457-467
Drury, 1782
Illustrations of natural history; wherein are exhibited ... Illust. Nat. Hist. Exot. Insects 3 : 1-79 (1837), : pl. 1-50
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)
Fabricius, 1787
Mantissa insectorum sistens species nuper detectas adiectis synonymis, observationibus, descriptionibus, emendationibus Mantissa Insectorum 2 : 1-382
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-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
[NE11]; Fibiger, Ronkay, Steiner & Zilli, 2009
Noctudae Europaeae 11: Pantheinae, Dilobinae, Acronictinae, Eustrotiinae, Nolinae, Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Metoponiinae, Heliothinae and Bryophilinae Noct. Eur. 11
Frivaldszky, 1835
A Balkány vidékén tett természettudományi utazásról A Magyar Tudós Társág Évkönyvei 2 : 235-276, pl. 1-7
Gistl, 1848
Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs für höhere Schulen Naturg. Thiereichs : V-XVI, : 1-216, pl. 1-32
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
Hacker, 2001
Fauna of the Nolidae and Noctuidae of the Levante with descriptions and taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Appendix: Revision Genus Clytie, Hübner, [1823] Esperiana 8 : 7-315, (Appendix): 316-398
Hacker in Hacker, 2010; Hacker, 2010
Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Nictuidae: Acontiinae). Corrigenda and Supplementa Esperiana 15 : 359-373
Hacker, 2011
Two new Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 species from Madagascar with an overview of the genus on Madagascar (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae) Esperiana 16 : 89-93, pl. 10
Hacker, 2013
Additions to several revisions of Noctuid genera revised from 2001 to 2011, with descriptions of nine new species and three new subspecies from Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Iran, with faunistic notes (Noctuioidea) Esperiana 18 : 199-220, pl. 13-14
Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Nictuidae: Acontiinae) Esperiana 14 : 7-533
Hampson, 1891
Illustrations of typical specimens of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the collection of the British Museum. Part 8. The lepidoptera of heterocera of the Nilgiri district Ill. typical Spec. Lep. Het. Colln Br. Mus. 8 : 1-144, pl. 139-156
Hampson, 1902
The moths of South Africa (Part I & II) Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (3): 33-66 (1900), (10): 255-446 (1902)
Hampson, 1905
The Moths of South Africa (Part 3) Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 3 (9) : 389-438
Hampson, 1908
On the Moths collected during the Cruise of the "Valhalla" during the Winter 1905-6 by Mr E.G.B Meade-Waldo Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 1 (6) : 474-492
Hampson, 1909
Ruwenzori Expedition Reports - Lepidoptera Heterocera Trans. Zool. Soc. Lond. 19 (2) : 103-140, pl. 4
Hampson, 1909
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 8: 1-583, pl. 123-136
Hampson, 1910
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 9: i-xv, 1-552, pl. 137-147, 10: pl. 148-149
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
Hampson, 1914
Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (73): 146-175, (74): 197-223
Hampson, 1916
On a collection of moths made in Somaliland by Mr W. Feather. With Description of New Species by Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., L. B. Prout, J. H. Durant and Dr. Karl Jordan Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1916 : 91-183, pl. 1-2
Hampson, 1918
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Amatidae, Lithosidae, and Noctuidae Novit. zool. 25 (1) : 93-217
Yoshimoto in Haruta, 1994
Moths of Nepal 3 Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1) : 1-2 (Horie), : 3-40 (Yazaki), : 41-62 (Sato), : 63-84 (Kishida), : 85-139 (Yoshimoto), : 140-160 (Haruta), : 161-170 (Sugi), : pl. 65-96
[NACL]; Hodges, 1983
Check List of the Lepidoptera of America North of Mexico Check List Lep. Am. N of Mexico
Holland, 1894
New and undescribed genera and species of West African Noctuidae Psyche 7 : 7-10, 27-34, 36, 47-50, 67-70, 83-90, 109-128, 141-144, pl. 1-5
[MOB13]; Holloway, 2009
Moths of Borneo 13. Family Noctuidae, subfamilies Pantheinae (part), Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Aediinae, Eustrotiinae, Bryophilinae, Araeopteroinae, Aventiinae, Eublemminae and further miscellaneous genera Malayan Nature J. 62 (1-2) : 1-240
[MOB2]; Holloway, 2011
Moths of Borneo 2. Phautidae, Himantopteridae, Zygaeninae, Complete Checklist, Checlist notes, Historical Appendix Malayan Nature J. 63 (1-2) : 1-545
Hübner, [1808]
Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge. IV. Noctuae - Eulen ("Dritte Band") Samml. eur. Schmett. [4] : 155-194, : pl. 1-74, f. 1-345 (1800-1803), : pl. 75-86, f. 346-405 (1803-1808), : pl. 87-96, f. 406-455 (1808-1809), : pl. 97-134, f. 456-615 (1809-1813), : pl. 135-139, f. 616-638 (1814-1817), : pl. 140-141, f. 639-647 (1818-1819), : pl. 142-150, f. 648-697 (1819-1822), : pl. 151, f. 698-703 (1823), : pl. 152-156, f. 704-732 (1823-1824), : pl. 157, f. 733-736 (1825-1826), : pl. 158-160, f. 737-752 (1827-1828), : pl. 161-162, f. 753-765 (1828-1830), : pl. 163-169, f. 766-802 (1828-1832), : pl. 170-171, f. 803-812 (1832-1833), : pl. 172-176, f. 813-839 (1834), : pl. 177-179, f. 840-853 (1834-1835), : pl. 180, f. 854-858 (1834-1835), : pl. 181, f. 859-863 (1836), : pl. 182, f. 864-868 (1836-1838), : pl. 183, f. 869-873 (1837-1838), : pl. 184-185, f. 874-882 (1838), : [7], 8-24 (1834)
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
Keegan, Lafontaine, Wahlberg & Wagner, 2019
Towards resolving and redefining Amphipyrinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae): a massively polyphyletic taxon Syst. Ent. 44 : 451-464
Kenrick, 1917
New of little-known Heterocera from Madagascar Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1917 (1) : 85-101, pl. 1-6
Lafontaine & Poole, 2010
Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae) ZooKeys 39 : 137-160
[NACL93]; Lafontaine & Schmidt, 2010
Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico ZooKeys 40 : 1-239
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
Mabille, [1880]
Recensement des Lépidoptères hétérocères observés jusqu'à ce jour à Madagascar Ann. Soc. ent. Fr. (5) 9 : 291-348
Mabille, 1881
Note sur plusiers envois de Lépidoptéres provenant de Madagascar Bull. Soc. ent. Belg. 25 : lv-lxv [55-65]
Mabille, 1882
Description de Lépidoptères de Madagascar Le Naturaliste 2 (13): 99-100, (17): 134-135, : 134-135
Le Naturaliste 4 (17) Description de Lépidoptères de Madagascar
Mabille, [1900]
Lepidoptera nova Malagassica et Africana Ann. Soc. ent Fr. 68 (4) : 723-753
Hacker in Mey, 2007
The Lepididoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 2 Esperiana Memoir 4 : 1-304
Mey, 2011
Basic pattern of Lepidoptera diversity in southwestern Africa Esperiana Mem. 6 : 1-316
[AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4: 1-529
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]
Ochsenheimer, 1816
Die Schmetterlinge von Europa. Fierter Band Schmett. Eur. 4 : 1-223
Hopffer in Peters, 1857
Diagnosen der neuen von ihm in Mossambique gesammelten un von Hrn. Hopffer bearbeitete Schmetterlinge... Monatsber. Akad. Wiss. Berlin 1857 : 421-423
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Hampson in Poulton, 1916
On a collection of moths in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. With Descriptions of New Species, by Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., L. B. Prout, J. H., Durrant, and Dr. Karl Jordan Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916 : 91-182, pl. 1-2
Rebel, 1948
Neue Heteroceren aus Aegypten Zs. Wiener Ent. Ges. 32 (5-7) : 49-60
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
Rothschild, 1921
On the lepidoptera collected by capt. A. Buchanan in northern Nigeria and the southern Sahara in 1919-1920 Novit. Zool. 28 (1): 142-170, (2): 215-229
Rothschild, 1924
Some new or noteworthy Madagascar and African Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (9) 14 (81) : 306-317
Rungs, 1945
Contribution à la connaissance des lépidoptères du Sahara Nord-Occidental Eos 21 : 7-43
Saalmüller, 1891
Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Neue und wenig bekannte Arten zumeist aus der Sammlung der Senckenberg'schen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Frankfurt am Main unter Berücksichtigung der gesammten Lepidopteren-fauna Madagascars Lepid. Madagascar (1): 1-246, pl. 1-6 (1884), (2): 249-531, pl. 7-14 (1891)
Schawerda, 1924
Neue Arten und Formen aus Mesopotamien Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 73 (s.b) : 158-163
Warren in Seitz, 1913
Die Gross-Schmetterlinge des Palaearktischen Faunengebietes. 3. Die eulenartigen Nacthfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 3 : 1-511, pl. 1-75
Warren in Seitz, 1913
Die Gross-Schmetterling des Indo-australischen Faunegebietes. Eulenartige Nachtfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 11 : 1-496, pl. 1-56
Sodoffsky, 1837
Entomologische untersuchungen ueber die Gattungsnamen der Schmetterlinge Bull. Soc. imp. Nat. Moscou 1837 (6) : 76-97
Strand, 1917
Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Hadeninae, Erastriinae, Catocalinae, Mominae und Phytometrinae Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2) : 28-50
Swinhoe, [1885]
On the Lepidoptera collected at Kurrachee Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1884 : 503-529, pl. 47-48
Swinhoe, 1907
New Eastern, Australian and African Heterocera Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (7) 19 (109) : 49-56
Tauscher, 1809
Sur quelques noctuelles nouvelles de la Russie Mém. Soc. Nat. Moscou 2 : 313-326, 1pl
Viette, 1958
Descriptions préliminaires de nouvelles espèces de Noctuelles de Madagascar, I [Lep. Noctuidae] Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 62 (9-10) : 270-279
Viette, 1958
Nouvelles espèces de noctuelles quadrifides de Madagascar (Lepidoptera) Mem. Inst. Sci. Madag. (E) 9 : 157-175
Viette, 1965
Descriptions préliminaries de nouveaux genres et espéces de Noctuidae Amphipyrinae Malgaches Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70 : 85-91
Viette, 1965
Nouvelles espéces de noctuelles de Madagascar Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr. 70 (5-6) : 143-156, pl. 3-4
Viette, 1967
Faune de Madagascar 20 (2). Insectes. Lépidoptèra Noctuidae Amphipyrinae (part.) et Melicleptriinae Faune Madagascar 20 (2) : 491-823
Viette, 1973
Quatre nouvelles espèces de noctuelles de Madagascar Lambillionea 72-73 (1-2) : 10-14
Walker, 1857; 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)
Walker, 1865
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)
Wallengren, 1856
Anteckningar i Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidopter-Fauna Anteckn. Zool. 1 : 1-78
Wallengren, 1860
Lepidopterologische Mittheilungen (1-3) Wien ent. Monats. 4 (2): 33-46, 4 (6): 161-176 (1860), 7 (5): 137-151 (1863)
Wallengren, 1865
Heterocer-Fjärilar, samlade i Kafferlandet af J. A. Wahlberg, beskirfna af H. D. J. Wallengren K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 5 (4) : 1-83
Wallengren, 1875
Insecta Transvaaliensia. Bidrag till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektenfauna Öfvers. Vet. Akad. Förh. 32 (1) : 83-137
Warren, 1914
Descriptions of new species of Lepidoptera Heterocera in the South African Museum Ann. S Afr. Mus. 10 (12) : 467-510, pl. 40-41
Wiltshire, 1947
Middle East Lepidoptera, VII: New species and forms from Egypt and Arabia Bull. Soc. Fouad 1^er Ent. 31 (1) : 4-11
Wiltshire, 1985
Insects of Saudi Arabia. Lepidoptera: Fam. Noctuidae (Part 4) in Büttiger, Fauna Saudi Arabia 6 : 388-412
Wiltshire, 1994
Arabian Lepidoptera: a supplement to the Catalogue of Saudi Arabian Macro-Heterocera Fauna of Saudi Arabia 14 : 113-136
Zahiri, Lafontaine, Holloway, Kitching, Schmidt, Kaila & Wahlberg, 2013
Major lineages of Nolidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea) elucidated by molecular phylogenetics Cladistics 29 : 337-359

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