Acontia marmoralis is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka,[2] India,[3] Japan[4] and Taiwan.[5]

Acontia marmoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acontia
Species:
A. marmoralis
Binomial name
Acontia marmoralis
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena marmoralis Fabricius, 1794
  • Acontia tropica Guenée, 1852
  • Acontia bipunctata Walker, 1858
  • Acontia maculosa Walker, 1858
  • Tarache hemiglauca Hampson, 1910

Host plant is Sida rhombifolia,[6] Sida alnifolia and cotton.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Species Details: Pachyrhabda bacterias Meyrick, 1913". 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 (79). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara: 1–57. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku. "Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "ウスキマダラコヤガ Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794)". Digital Moths of Japan. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Acontia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794) 斑葵麗夜蛾". Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ "Pests". ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources. Retrieved 28 June 2018.