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Acontia opalinoides

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Acontia opalinoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acontia
Species:
A. opalinoides
Binomial name
Acontia opalinoides
Guenée, 1852
Synonyms
  • Calophasia postica Walker, 1865

Acontia opalinoides is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Achille Guenée in 1852.[1]

Distribution

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It is found in many African countries such as Angola, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Namibia, Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania. It is also found in Old World tropics of Sri Lanka,[2] and India.[3]

Host plants are Abutilon and Gossypium species.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Pachyrhabda bacterias Meyrick, 1913". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  2. ^ Koçak, Ahmet Ömer; Kemal, Muhabbet (20 February 2012). "Preliminary list of the Lepidoptera of Sri Lanka". Cesa News (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  4. ^ "Acontia opalinoides Guenée, 1852 host plants". African Moths. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 28 June 2018.