Acontia sexpunctata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acontia
Species:
A. sexpunctata
Binomial name
Acontia sexpunctata
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Pyralis sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794
  • Erastria imbuta Walker, 1865
  • Acontia acerba Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Acontia jnda [sic] Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
  • Tarache sexpunctata ochreola Warren, 1913

Acontia sexpunctata is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka[2] and India.[3]

Its host plant is Sida rhombifolia.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Species Details: Acontia sexpunctata Fabricius, 1794". 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. Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara (79): 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Acontia sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  4. ↑ Robinson, Gaden S.; Ackery, Phillip R.; Kitching, Ian; Beccaloni, George W.; Hernández, Luis M. (2023). "HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants". The Natural History Museum. doi:10.5519/havt50xw. Retrieved 28 June 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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