Acontia biskrensis
| Acontia biskrensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Noctuidae |
| Genus: | Acontia |
| Species: | A. biskrensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Acontia biskrensis Oberthür, 1887
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Acontia biskrensis is a moth of the family Noctuidae, primarily known from Biskra, Algeria. It was first described by Charles Oberthür in 1887.
Description
The wingspan is approximately 22-26mm (0.86-1.02 in).[1]
In previous studies, it has been termed Tarache biskrensis. It has also remained synonymous with Tarache grisescens (Rebel, 1947), Tarache biskrensis subsp. orientalis (Brandt, 1893), and Tarache biskrensis subsp. agacinoi (Rungs, 1945), and Tarache agacinoi (Rungs, 1945).[2]
Larvae have been recorded feeding on Malvaceae plants.[3]
Morphology
Acontia species are characterized by an elongated palpi having pointed frontal tuft, and a well developed third segment. Antennae are simple and filiform, having no complex modifications or branches. Both the thorax and abdomen are covered in smooth scales, lacking tufts or patches. The forewing is bordered with non-crenulate cilia, and plain unnotched fringe along the edges. In terms of venation, veins 7 to 10 are stalked. The larval stage is characterized by the presence of four pairs of abdominal prolegs.[4]
Distribution
The species is found in parts of North Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia), the Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates), Middle East ( Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, and Palestine) and Spain. In Egypt, it is distributed across Lower Egypt, Coastal Stripe, Gebel Elba and Sinai.[1][5]
References
- ^ a b Salem, A.M.A. (2020). "Revision of family Noctuidae of Egypt (3) Subfamilies "Acontiinae, Agaristinae, Amphipyrinae and Hadeninae" (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae)". Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. 13 (1): 59–88. ISSN 1687-8809 – via EAJBSA.
- ^ Tarache grisescens Rebel, 1947, (Synt.: Egypt, Gebel Elba) Tarache agacinoi (Rungs, 1945), (Holot.: Morocco, Oed Leichebi MNHN, Paris) Tarache biskrensis subsp. orientalis Brandt, 1893 Tarache biskrensis subsp. agacinoi Rungs, 1945
- ^ Kravchenko, Vasily; Ronkay, Laszlo; Mooser, Josef; Speidel, WOlfgang; Revay, Edita E; Witt, Thomas; Muller, Gunter C. (2016). "An annotated checklist of the Noctuoidea of Jordan with remarks on ecology, phenology and zoogeography. Part VI. Noctuidae: Acontiinae, Acronictinae, Bagisarinae, Bryophilinae, Condicinae, Dilobinae, Eriopinae, Eustrotiinae, Heliothinae, Metoponiinae, Plusiinae, and Psaphidinae". Israel Journal of Entomology. 46: 1–10.
- ^ Hampson, G.F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Vol. Moths–II. Taylor and Francis.
- ^ Oburther, 1887