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Acontia leucotrigona (Hampson, 1905)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Acontia (genus)/  Procriosis (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Hampson, 1905)
Citation:Tarache leucotrigona, n. sp.
Original genus:Tarache
Publication:Hampson G. F. 1905b. The moths of South Africa (part III).
Journal:Annals of the South African Museum
Volume:3
Issue:9
Pagination:436
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/1510881
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Acontia leucotrigona (1)
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Acontia leucotrigona (Hampson, 1905) Holotype ♀ NHMUK Holotype ♀, genitalia slide 21626♀, NHMUK. Zimbabwe Zimbabwe, Gazaland, Melsetter, 5500 ft, 17.xii.1901, leg. G. A. K. Marshall.
Distribution note:

The record of Eritrea (Berio 1941b: 187) needs confirmation. The records of Kenya (Hampson 1910e: 792), Mozambique (Strand 1917c: 39, as leucotrigonides), Saudi Arabia (Wiltshire 1983: 321), and South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal (Hampson 1905b: 436) refer to other Acontia species (H. Hacker et al. 2022: 69).

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).
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Acontia leucotrigona (Hampson, 1905) Gossypium sp. Malvaceae McKinley D. J. 1968. Key to some larvae of Lepidoptera attacking cotton in Central Africa. page 187
Scientific name Parasitoid Parasitoid Family Country Publication URL
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination