Acontia nitidula, the Brixton beauty, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787.[1] It is found in South Africa, Europe, China, Japan and throughout India and Sri Lanka. It has also been recorded from Great Britain, but this record is doubtful.
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| Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5 | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acontia |
| Species: | A. nitidula
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| Acontia nitidula (Fabricius, 1787)
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The larvae feed on the leaves of Abelmoschus esculentus and cotton and are considered a minor pest.[2]
References
edit- ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (31 May 2020). "Acontia nitidula (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
- ^ "B086 [B&F: 2417] Brixton Beauty (Acontia nitidula) (Fabricius, 1787)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
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