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Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896)

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Higher taxa: Noctuidae (family)/  Acontiinae (subfamily)/  Acontiini (tribe)/  Acontia (genus)/  Hypercalymnia (subgenus)/ 
Status:Accepted
Authorship:(Weymer, 1896)
Citation:Thyatira achatina n. sp.
Original genus:Thyatira
Publication:Weymer G. W. 1896. Einige afrikanische Heteroceren.
Journal:Berliner entomologische Zeitschrift
Volume:41
Issue:2
Pagination:90; pl. 9, fig. 3
URL:https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/8345620
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Acontia achatina (1)
Taxonomic note:

Transferred to Acontia (Hypercalymnia) by H. Hacker et al. (2022: 109).

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 TypeStatus Gender Museum Description Country Locality Publication URL
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Holotype ♀ Holotype ♀, coll. Suffert. Tanzania [Tanzania], Germ. E. Africa, Südufer des Victoria-Nyanza, Muanza.
Scientific name Country Province Publication URL
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Botswana 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 110
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Katanga Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 411
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Ethiopia 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 110
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Kenya Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 235
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Malawi Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 235
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Mozambique Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 235
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) South Africa KwaZulu-Natal Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 651
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) 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 110
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Tanzania Weymer G. W. 1896. Einige afrikanische Heteroceren. page 90
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Zambia Hampson G. F. 1910c. Zoological collections from Northern Rhodesia and adjacent territories: Lepidoptera Phalaenae. page 411
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Zimbabwe Hampson G. F. 1910e. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the collection of the British Museum (Nat. Hist.). X. Noctuidae. page 651
Scientific name Plant Plant Family Country Publication URL
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Azanza sp. Malvaceae South Africa Pinhey E. C. G. 1975. Moths of southern Africa. Descriptions and colour illustrations of 1183 species. page 235
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Gossypioides kirkii Malvaceae Sevastopulo D. G. 1976. A list of the food plants of East African Macrolepidoptera. Part 2. Moths (Heterocera). page 188
Acontia achatina (Weymer, 1896) Thespesia garckeana Malvaceae South Africa Platt E. E. 1921. List of foodplants of some South African lepidopterous larvae. page 95 (as Thespesia garckeana)
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