Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)

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Permalink:	DIPHVERB
Higher taxa:	Noctuidae (family)/  Acronictinae (subfamily)/  Acronicta (genus)/
Status:	Accepted
Authorship:	(Distant, 1898)
Citation:	Diphthera verbenata, sp. n.
Original genus:	Diphthera
Publication:	Distant W. L. 1898b. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal.
Journal:	Annals and Magazine of Natural History
Volume:	(7) 1
Issue:	3
Pagination:	222
URL:	https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/19365425

Acronicta verbenata (1)

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Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Acronicta by H. Hacker; Diphthera is a Neotropical genus (see H. Hacker 2019b: 464).

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	TypeStatus	Gender	Museum	Description	Country	Locality	Publication	URL
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	Holotype	♂	NHMUK	Holotype ♂, NHMUK	South Africa	South Africa, Mpumalanga, Transvaal, Barberton, xii.1893, leg. P. Rendall.
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	Paratype	♂	NHMUK	Paratype 1♂, NHMUK.	South Africa	South Africa, Mpumalanga, Transvaal, Barberton, xii.1893, leg. P. Rendall.

Scientific name	Country	Province	Publication	URL
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	Mozambique		Pinhey E. C. G. 1974. Some revised names in African Lepidoptera-Heterocera. page 195
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	South Africa	Gauteng	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 127
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	South Africa	KwaZulu-Natal	Janse A. J. T. 1937–1939. The Moths of South Africa. Volume III. Cymatophoridae, Callidulidae and Noctuidae (Partim). page 127
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	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 464
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	South Africa	Western Cape	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 404
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	South Africa	Limpopo	Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 404
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	South Africa	Mpumalanga	Distant W. L. 1898b. On a collection of Heterocera made in the Transvaal. page 222
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	Zambia		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 404 (map)
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	Zimbabwe		Staude H. S., Picker M. & Griffiths Ch. 2023. Southern African moths & their caterpillars. page 404 (map)

Scientific name	Plant	Plant Family	Country	Publication	URL
Acronicta verbenata (Distant, 1898)	Clutia pulchella	Peraceae	South Africa	Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 75

Scientific name	Parasitoid	Parasitoid Family	Country	Publication	URL

Acronicta verbenata (1)

Acronicta verbenata (2)

Acronicta verbenata (3)

Acronicta verbenata (4)

Acronicta verbenata (5)

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