Acontia opalinoides explained

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

Distribution

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]

Notes and References

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

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