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Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Acontia (genus)/  Procriosis (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:Hopffer, 1857
Citation:Acontia discoidea Hpfr.
Original genus:Acontia
Publication:Hopffer H. C. 1857. Diagnosen der von Peters aus Mossambique mitgebrachten Lepidoptera.
Journal:Monatsberichte der Königlich Preußischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin
Volume:1857
Issue:
Pagination:422
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11071446
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Acontia discoidea (1)
Taxonomic note:

See also H. C. Hopffer (1862: 433; pl. 28, fig. 9).

Hopffer H. C. 1862. Lepidoptera. Schmetterlinge. – In: Peters, W. C. H., Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique auf Befehl seiner Majestät des Königs Friedrich Wilhelm IV in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 aufgeführt.
Scientific name TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Holotype ♀ MfN Holotype ♀, genitalia slide H. Hacker 15325♀, MfN. Mozambique Mozambique, Querimba, leg. Peters.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Angola Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 389
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Botswana Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 389
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Hampson G. F. 1902a. The moths of South Africa (Part II). page 389
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Djibouti 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 76
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Eswatini page K. Braun
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Ethiopia Berio E. 1984. Noctuidae (Quadrifinae, en majorité). – In: Rougeot, P.-C., Missions entomologiques en Ethiopie 1976–1982. page 44
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Kenya Butler A. G. 1898b. On a collection of Lepidoptera made in British East Africa by Mr. C. S. Betton. page 420
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Mozambique Hopffer H. C. 1857. Diagnosen der von Peters aus Mossambique mitgebrachten Lepidoptera. page 422
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Namibia Hacker H. H., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2007. Macrosenta purpurascens spec. nov., eine neue Notodontidae-Art aus Yemen (Lepidoptera). page 164
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Somalia Berio E. 1938b. Spedizione zoologica del Marchese Saverio Patrizi nel Basso Giuba e nell'Oltregiuba Giugno-Agosto 1934. Lista dei lepidotteri eteroceri con note e diagnosi di eteroceri africani. page 193
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Gauteng page J. Heyns
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Limpopo 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 77
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Western Cape page J. Heyns
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Mpumalanga 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 77
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 South Africa North-West 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 77
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Eastern Cape 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 77
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 South Africa Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 789
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Tanzania Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 789
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 412
Acontia discoidea Hopffer, 1857 Zimbabwe Hacker H. H., Fibiger M. & Schreier H.-P. 2007. Macrosenta purpurascens spec. nov., eine neue Notodontidae-Art aus Yemen (Lepidoptera). page 163
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Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination
Scientific Name Authorship Rank Status Original Combination