Acontia gratiosa

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Acontia gratiosa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acontia
Species:
A. gratiosa
Binomial name
Acontia gratiosa
Wallengren, 1856
Synonyms
  • Cardiosace olivescensHampson, 1910
  • Acontia olivescens(Hampson, 1910)
  • Acontia zelleriWallengren, 1856

Acontia gratiosa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1856. [1]

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Distribution

It is found in continental Africa and Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles. [2]

Related Research Articles

<i>Acontia</i> Genus of moths

Acontia is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae. The genus was named by Ferdinand Ochsenheimer in 1816. Eusceptis, Pseudalypia and Spragueia are sometimes included in the present genus, but here they are tentatively treated as different pending further research. Many species of Tarache were also once placed here.

References

  1. Savela, Markku (July 30, 2019). "Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2019). "Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856". Afromoths. Retrieved November 20, 2019.