Acontia transfigurata is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in most countries of subtropical Africa south of the Sahara.[1]
| Acontia transfigurata | |
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| Acontia transfigurata stumpffi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acontia |
| Species: | A. transfigurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
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Subspecies
edit- Acontia transfigurata transfigurata Wallengren, 1856
- Acontia transfigurata stumpffi Saalmüller, 1891 (Madagascar)
References
editExternal links
edit- africanmoths: pictures of Acontia transfigurata
- Swedish Museum of Natural History - picture of typus
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