Genus Acontia

Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816

Generic epithet Acontia is from Greek άκοντίας, an ancient name of the "dart snake," referring to the moth's quick movements. Acontias is a genus of lance skink. (1), (2)

5 spp. n. of Mex. - MPG

Adult - forewing a mix of blackish (usually distally and/or along inner margin) and white patches (usually basally and/or along costa); some species sexually dimorphic; hindwing often whitish but grayish to blackish in several species, usually darker toward outer margin, and often with a pale fringe.

sw US - MPG

mostly: April to September (BG data)

Larvae in this genus feed on a variety of herbaceous and woody plants but individual species often have one or few host plants.

Ochsenheimer, F. 1816. Die schmetterlinge von Europa 4: 92.

pinned adult images of numerous species found in the west (Moth Photographers Group)