Acanthofrontia is a genus of erebid moths in the subfamily Arctiinae[1] with Afrotropical distribution.[2] It was described by George Hampson in 1910.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Subfamily: | Arctiinae |
| Tribe: | Lithosiini |
| Genus: | Acanthofrontia Hampson, 1910 |
Species
editAs of November 2019, AfroMoths lists the following species:[2]
- Acanthofrontia anacantha Hampson, 1914
- Acanthofrontia atricosta Hampson, 1918
- Acanthofrontia bianulata (Wichgraf, 1922)
- Acanthofrontia dicycla Hampson, 1918
- Acanthofrontia frontalis (Strand, 1909)
- Acanthofrontia lithosiana Hampson, 1910 - type species
References
edit- ^ a b Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Acanthofrontia". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b "AfroMoths". www.afromoths.net. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
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