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— see Alice Springs Butterflies & Moths
Acontia nivipicta in the genus Acontia, belongs to the group Owlet Moths and Allies, superfamily Noctuoidea. Found across Australia, there are many observations in the eastern states.
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Lepidoptera
- Unranked: Ditrysia
- Superfamily: Noctuoidea
- Family: Erebidae
- Subfamily: Boletobiinae
- Tribe: Aventiini
- Genus: Acontia
- Species: Acontia nivipicta
Footnote & References
- Photograph Acontia nivipicta, Whitsundays QLD © Alison Pearson
- Many thanks to Alison Pearson and Jack Crosbie for ID, member of Australasian Butterflies and Moths, https://www.facebook.com/groups/305768640902911/
- Acontia nivipicta Butler, 1886, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Acontia nivipicta
- Acontia nivipicta, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations/284187251
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