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Acontiini
Tribe Acontiini
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family
Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily
Acontiinae (Bird Dropping Moths)
Tribe
Acontiini
Explanation of Names
Acontiini from the type genus
Acontia
(Ochsenheimer), from Greek, acontias, an ancient name of the "dart snake," referring to the moth's quick movements.
Acontias
is a genus of lance skink.
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Works Cited
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An accentuated list of the British Lepidoptera, with hints on the derivation of the names.
Anonymous. 1858. The Entomological Societies of Oxford and Cambridge.
Contributed by
Chris Grinter
on 21 May, 2010 - 2:44pm
Additional contributions by
Randy Hardy
Last updated 4 August, 2014 - 6:48pm