Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)

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Permalink:	ACONTINC
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Emmelia (genus)/  Emmelia (subgenus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Wallengren, 1875)
Citation:	Acontia tinctilis n. s.
Original genus:	Acontia
Publication:	Wallengren H. D. J. 1875. Insecta Transvaaliensia. – Bihang till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektfauna.
Journal:	Öfversigt af Kongliga Vetenskaps-Akademiens Förhandlingar
Volume:	32
Issue:	1
Pagination:	109–110
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32232880

Emmelia tinctilis (1)

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Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	Holotype	♂	SNHM	Holotype ♂, SNHM, not found (see H. Hacker, A. Legrain & M. Fibiger 2008: 115)	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal, Transvaalia.	Hacker H. H., Legrain A. & Fibiger M. 2008. Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and the tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acontiinae). page 109–110
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	Paratype	♀		Paratype ♀, UZI, Lund.	South Africa	South Africa, Transvaal, Transvaalia.	Hacker H. H., Legrain A. & Fibiger M. 2008. Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and the tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Acontiinae). page 109–110

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	Eswatini		Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 126
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	South Africa		Wallengren H. D. J. 1875. Insecta Transvaaliensia. – Bihang till Transvaalska Republikens i Södra Afrika Insektfauna. page 109
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	South Africa	Gauteng	Buckle A. S. 1908. Notes on a collection of Lepidoptera from Aden and from the Transvaal. page 10 (as hyperlophia)
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 387 (as hyperlophia)
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	South Africa	Free State	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 126

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Emmelia tinctilis (Wallengren, 1875)	Melhania forbesii	Malvaceae	South Africa	Hacker H. H., Fiebig R., Goater B., Schreier H.-P. & Stadie D. 2022. Moths of Africa. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Heterocera of Africa. Volume 3 Acontiinae (Noctuidae) (including Aediini Beck, 1960) based on traditional treatment). page 126

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Emmelia tinctilis (1)

Emmelia tinctilis (2)

Emmelia hyperlophia (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Emmelia hyperlophia (Hampson, 1902)	(Hampson, 1902)	species	Synonym	Tarache hyperlophia