Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)

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Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Eustrotiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiola (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Walker, 1865)
Citation:	Panemeria varia
Original genus:	Panemeria
Publication:	Walker F. 1865c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXIII.– Supplement Part 3.
Journal:	—
Volume:	33
Issue:
Pagination:	772–773
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38917829

Acontiola varia (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Acontiola by H. Hacker (2016a: 503).

Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.).

Scientific name	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Western Cape, Cape, 1844, leg. A. Smith.

Distribution note:

The record of Yemen (Hampson in Walsingham 1896: 261) refers to another species (see H. Hacker 2019b: 462).

Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	Angola		Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 504
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	Botswana		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 410
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	Kenya		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 410
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	Lesotho		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 410
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	Namibia		Grünberg K. 1910c. Lepidoptera. – In: Schultze L.: Zoologische und anthropologische Ergebnisse einer Forschungsreise in westlichen und zentralen Südafrika. Vierter Band. Systematik und Tiergeographie. page 96
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	South Africa	Eastern Cape	Hacker H. H. 2019b. Families Nolidae Bruand 1846, Erebidae Leach, 1815, Euteliidae Grote, 1882 and Noctuidae Latreille, (Noctuoidea). – In: Mey W. & Krüger M. (Eds), The Lepidoptera fauna of a crater valley in the Great Escarpment of South Africa: The Asante Sana Project. page 462
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	South Africa	Northern Cape	Hacker H. H. 2016a. Systematic and illustrated catalogue of the Macroheterocera and Cossoidea Leach, [1815], Zygaenoidea Latreille, 1809, Thyridoidea Herrich-Schäffer, 1846 and Hyblaeoidea Hampson, 1903 of the Arabian Peninsula, with a survey of their distribution (Lepid.). page 503
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	South Africa	Western Cape	Walker F. 1865c. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part XXXIII.– Supplement Part 3. page 773
Acontiola varia (Walker, 1865)	Zimbabwe		Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 410

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Acontiola varia (1)

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination

Scientific Name	Authorship	Rank	Status	Original Combination
Acontiola mustelina (Wallengren, 1875)	(Wallengren, 1875)	species	Synonym	Microphysa mustelina