Emmelia

Emmelia Hübner, [1821]

Emmelia Hübner, [1821]; Verz. bek. Schmett. (16): 254; TS: Phalaena sulphuralis Linnaeus
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43
Erotyla Hübner, 1822; Syst.-alph. Verz.: 22, 26; TS: Phalaena sulphuralis Linnaeus
- = Subgenus Emmelia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7; [NE11], 80
- = Emmelia; [POOLE]
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]
Agrophila Boisduval, 1840; Genera Index Eur. Lepid.: 175; TS: Phalaena sulphuralis Linnaeus
- = Subgenus Emmelia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7; [NE11], 80
- = Emmelia; [POOLE]
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]
Acropserotarache Berio, 1937; Ann. Mus. nat. Genova 59: 391; TS: Acropserotarache elegantissima Berio
- = Subgenus Emmelia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 8; [NE11], 80
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]
- = ?Acontia (ascopserotarache); [RFEL]
Subgenus Emmelacontia Beck, 2000 (Emmelia); Herbipoliana 5 (4): 191; TS: Acontia viridisquama Guenée
- = Subgenus Emmelia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 8; [NE11], 80
- = Acontia; [MOB13], 43; [RFEL]

Subgenus Emmelia (Acontia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 7; [RFEL]; [NE11], 80; [FE]
Acropserotarache; [LepIndex]; [NHM-BMW]
Acropserotarache (Acontiinae); [POOLE]
Agrophila; [NHM-BMW]
Emmelia; [AfroMoths]; [AfroMoths]; [iNaturalist] ; [NHM-BMW]
Emmelia (Acontiinae); [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 103
Erotyla; [NHM-BMW] ; [NHM-BMW]

Emmelia albovittata (Hacker, 2013) N.Somalia. See [maps]
- Acontia (Emmelia) albovittata Hacker, 2013; Esperiana 18: 209, pl. 14, f. 2-3; TL: N. Somalia, Prov. Bari, Karin, S. of Boosaaso
- Acontia albovittata; [AfroMoths] ; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia mineti (Hacker, 2011) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Acontia (Emmelia) mineti Hacker, 2011; Esperiana 16: 91, pl. 10, f. 7, 10-11; TL: Madagascar N, NE of Ankarana, 300 m
- Acontia mineti; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia mineti; [AfroMoths]

The trabealis species-group

group Trabealis (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)

Emmelia trabealis (Scopoli, 1763) NAF, EU, S.Siberia, Korea, Japan. See [maps] Spotted Sulphur Kiertoyökkönen
- Phalaena trabealis Scopoli, 1763; Ent. Carniolica: 240; TL: "Carniola"
- Phalaena arabica Hufnagel, 1766; Berlin. Magazin. 3 (4): 412; TL: Berlin region
  - = ; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82; [RFEL]
- Phalaena (Pyralis) sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767; Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2): 881; TL: Germany
  - = ; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82; [RFEL]
- Noctua sulphurea [Schiffermüller], 1775; Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend: 93 (emend. Phalaena sulphuralis Linnaeus, 1767))
  - = ; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [RFEL]
- Tinea arlequinetta Geoffroy, 1785; Ent. Paris. 2: 321; TL: Paris
  - = ; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82; [RFEL]
- Phalaena (Noctua) trabeata Borkhausen, 1791; Beitr. Ins. Gesch. 2: 153, pl. 10, f. 8
  - = ; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82; [RFEL]
- Bombyx lugubris Fabricius, 1793; Ent. Syst. 3 (1): 467; TL: [Europe]
  - = ; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82; [RFEL]
- Erastria pardalina Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 794; TL: Mauritius
  - = ; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82; [RFEL]
- Agrophila nigra Erschoff, 1874
  - = Acontia trabealis; [RFEL]
- Agrophila deleta Staudinger, 1877; Stett. Ent. Ztg. 38 (4-6): 190; TL: Algeria, Collo
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82
- Agrophila flavonitens Austaut, 1880; Le Naturaliste 2 (20): 156; TL: Algeria, Sebdou
  - = Emmelia deleta; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82
- Agrophila sulphuralis var. algira Oberthür, 1881; Étud. d'Ent. 6: 90, pl. 2, f. 2; TL: Algeria, Bone
  - = Emmelia deleta; [POOLE]
  - = Acontia trabealis; [NE11], 82
- Acontia (group trabealis) trabealis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Emmelia) trabealis; [NE11], 82; [FE]; [Heiner Ziegler]
- Acontia trabealis; [RFEL]; Keegan, Lafontaine, Wahlberg & Wagner, 2019, Syst. Ent. 44: 458; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE] ; [SVF]
- Bombyx lugubris; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist] ; [GBCL]
- Emmelia deleta; [POOLE]
- Emmelia trabealis; [POOLE]; Hacker, 2001, Esperiana 8: 103; [AfroMoths]
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Larva on Convolvulus arvensis, ;
Emmelia fascialis (Hampson, 1894)
- Tarache fascialis Hampson, 1894; 315; TL: Sind, Gurais Valley; Kashmir
- Acontia (group trabealis) fascialis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia fascialis; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia fascialis; [POOLE]
Emmelia viridisquama (Guenée, 1852) SWEU. See [maps]
- Acontia viridisquama Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 219, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 10, f. 3; TL: Madrid region
- Acontia (group trabealis) viridisquama; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia (Emmelia) viridisquama; [NE11], 83; [FE]
- Acontia viridisquama; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [MBE]
- Emmelia viridisquama; [POOLE]
Emmelia bicolora (Leech, 1889) Japan. See [maps]
- Acontia bicolora Leech, 1889; 133, pl. 9, f. 7; TL: Japan; Kiukiang
- Acontia (group trabealis) bicolora; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia bicolora; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia dichroa (Hampson, 1914) Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Tarache dichroa Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (74): 216; TL: Sudan, Port Sudan
- Tarache seminigra Rebel, 1948; Zs. Wiener Ent. Ges. 32 (5-7): 52; TL: Egypt, Gebell Elba, Wadi Aideb
- Acontia (group trabealis) dichroa; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia dichroa; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
- Acontia seminigra; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]
- Emmelia dichroa; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia basifera (Walker, [1858]) N.India. See [maps]
- Acontia basifera Walker, [1858]; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 12: 793; TL: North India
- Acontia (group trabealis) basifera; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia basifera; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Emmelia basifera sudarabica; [AfroMoths]
- Emmelia basifera; [AfroMoths]
- E. b. basifera
  - Acontia basifera basifera; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- E. b. subarabica (Wiltshire, 1982) Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Cameroon, Gambia, Mali, Niger, Senegal
  - Acontia subarabica Wiltshire, 1982; Fauna Saudi Arabia 4: 317, f. 51, 51a-b; TL: Saudi Arabia, Asir, Maraba
  - Acontia basifera subarabica; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
  - Acontia subarabica; [POOLE]
- E. b. saotiagoensis (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Cape Verde Is.
  - Acontia basifera saotiagoensis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 188, pl. 20, f. 16-18; TL: Cape Verde Islands, Arm. de Luz, São Tiago, São Jorge
  - Emmelia basifera saotiagoensis; [AfroMoths]

The aureola species-group

group Aureola (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)

Emmelia aureola (Hacker, 2007) Namibia. See [maps]
- Acontia aureola Hacker, 2007; Esperiana Memoir 4: 224, pl. 21, f. 8; TL: Tsumeb, Grootfontein
- Acontia (group aureola) aureola; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia aureola; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia aureola; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia flavitermina (Hampson, 1902) South Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache flavitermina Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 391; TL: Cape Colony, Annshaw
- Acontia (group aureola) flavitermina; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia flavitermina; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia flavitermina; [AfroMoths]
- Phyllophila flavitermina; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia atripars (Hampson, 1914) Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Phyllophila atripars Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (74): 202; TL: Br. E. Africa, Nairobi
- Acontia (group aureola) atripars; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia atripars; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia atripars; [AfroMoths]
- Phyllophila atripars; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia torrefacta (Distant, 1898) Zimbabwe, Botswana. See [maps]
- Tarache torrefacta Distant, 1898; 223; TL: Transvaal, Pretoria
- Phyllophila torrefacta ab. orientalis Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 34
- Acontia (group aureola) torrefacta; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia torrefacta; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia torrefacta; [AfroMoths]
- Phyllophila torrefacta; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
- E. t. torrefacta Kenya, Namibia, S.Africa
  - Acontia torrefacta torrefacta; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
  - Emmelia torrefacta torrefacta; [AfroMoths]
- E. t. politzari (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Kenya
  - Acontia torrefacta politzari Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 195, pl. 21, f. 16; TL: Kenya, So'ongol
  - Emmelia torrefacta politzari; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia purpureofacta (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group aureola) purpureofacta Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 195, pl. 21, f. 14-15, 17-18; TL: Kenya, Mpanda, Sibwesa
- Emmelia purpureofacta; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia bidentata (Hampson, 1902) Zimbabwe, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache bidentata Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 389; TL: Mashonaland, Salisbury
- Acontia (group aureola) bidentata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia bidentata; [iNaturalist]
- Cardiosace bidentata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Emmelia bidentata; [AfroMoths]

The binotata species-group

group Binotata (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)

Emmelia binominata (Butler, 1892) S.India, ..., Arabia, Oman, Yemen, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Tarache binominata Butler, 1892; Entomologist 25: 64 (repl. Acontia costalis Walker, 1865); TL: South Hindostan
- Acontia costalis Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 784 (preocc. Acontia costalis Walker, [1858]); TL: South Hindostan
  - = Hoplotarache binominata; [POOLE]
- Hoplotarache costalis inquinata Warren, 1913; 299, pl. 27 b; TL: Ajmere
  - = Hoplotarache binominata; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group binominata) binominata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia binominata; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM]
- Emmelia binominata; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache binominata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia semialba (Hampson, 1910) Arabia, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Mali, Niger. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache semialba Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 713, pl. 170, f. 26; TL: Kikuyu
- Acontia (group binominata) semialba; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia semialba; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia semialba; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache semialba; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia paraalba (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group binominata) paraalba Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 201, pl. 22, f. 14; TL: Tanzania, Tarangire National Park, Tarangire Tented Camp, 1100m
- Acontia paraalba; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia paraalba; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia praealba (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ethiopia, ..., Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group binominata) praealba Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 202, pl. 22, f. 15-16; TL: Tanzania, Usa River, 3900 ft
- Acontia praealba; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia praealba; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia fuscoalba (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group binominata) fuscoalba Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 203, pl. 22, f. 17-18, pl. 23, f. 1-2; TL: USA River, 3900ft
- Acontia fuscoalba; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia fuscoalba; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia philbyi (Wiltshire, 1988) Arabia. See [maps]
- Metapioplasta philbyi Wiltshire, 1988; Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9: 75; TL: Oman S, Dhofar, Zeak Camp
- Acontia (group binominata) philbyi; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia philbyi; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia philbyi; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia szunyoghyi (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group binominata) szunyoghyi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 47 (list), 207, pl. 23, f. 7-9; TL: Tanzania, Usa River, 3900 ft
- Acontia szunyoghyi; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia szunyoghyi; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia karachiensis (Swinhoe, 1889) Pakistan, ..., Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, Eritrea, Niger, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia karachiensis Swinhoe, 1889; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1889 (4): 410; TL: Karachi
- Hoplotarache carachiensis Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 714 (emend. Acontia karachiensis Swinhoe, 1889); TL: Karachi
  - = Hoplotarache karachiensis; [POOLE]
- Acropserotarache elegantissima Berio, 1937; Ann. Mus. nat. Genova 59: 391; TL: Uarder Ogaden
- Acontia (group binominata) karachiensis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 47 (list)
- Acontia karachiensis; [iNaturalist]
- Acropserotarache elegantissima; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Emmelia karachiensis; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache karachiensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]

The hemixanthia species-group

group Hemixanthia (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)

Emmelia hemixanthia (Hampson, 1910) Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Namibia, Nigeria. See [maps]
- Tarache hemixanthia Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 759, pl. 172, f. 24; TL: Br. E. Africa, Tanga
- Acontia (group hemixanthia) hemixanthia; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia hemixanthia; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia hemixanthia; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia fastrei (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria. See [maps]
- Acontia (group hemixanthia) fastrei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 211, pl. 24, f. 5-7; TL: Senegal SE, Mako near Niokolo-Koba
- Acontia fastrei; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia fastrei; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia obliqua (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Zaire, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group hemixanthia) obliqua Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 212, pl. 24, f. 8-9; TL: Kenya, Kakamega Forest, Primary Forest, 1600m
- Acontia obliqua; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia obliqua; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia veroxanthia (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, ..., Uganda. See [maps]
- Acontia (group hemixanthia) veroxanthia Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 213, pl. 24, f. 10-11; TL: Togoland, Bismarckburg
- Acontia veroxanthia; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia veroxanthia; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia stassarti (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Senegal. See [maps]
- Acontia (group hemixanthia) stassarti Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 213, pl. 24, f. 12-14; TL: Senegal SE, Niokolo-Koba
- Acontia stassarti; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia stassarti; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia esperiana (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Burkina Faso. See [maps]
- Acontia (group hemixanthia) esperiana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 214, pl. 24, f. 15-16; TL: Obervolta, Bobo Dioulasso
- Acontia esperiana; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia esperiana; [AfroMoths]

The antica species-group

group Antica (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)

Emmelia antica (Walker, 1862) -. See [maps]
- Acontia antica Walker, 1862; 90; TL: Natal
- Acontia (group antica) antica; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia antica; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [AFM]
- Emmelia antica; [AfroMoths]
- E. a. antica Kenya, ..., South Africa
  - Tarache acontina Mabille, 1900; 729; TL: [Afr. C.]
    
    = Acontia antica; [POOLE]
  - Tarache semiplumbea Hampson, 1902; 384; TL: Cape Colony
    
    = Acontia antica; [POOLE]
  - Tarache brabanti Le Cerf, 1911; Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. 17: 540; TL: Nairobi
  - Acontia antica antica; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
  - Acontia brabanti; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
  - Emmelia antica antica; [AfroMoths]
- E. a. subtilis (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Madagascar
  - Acontia antica subtilis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 219; TL: Madagascar, 19 km E of Amboasary, Antanivinaky
  - Emmelia antica subtilis; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia schreieri (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group antica) schreieri Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 220, pl. 25, f. 10-12; TL: Kenya, Kitale
- Acontia schreieri; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia schreieri; [AfroMoths]

The natalis species-group

group Natalis (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)

Emmelia natalis (Guenée, 1852) -. See [maps]
- Acontia natalis Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 217; TL: Port Natal
- Acontia (group natalis) natalis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia natalis; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- Cardiosace natalis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Emmelia natalis; [AfroMoths]
- E. n. natalis Uganda, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, S.Africa, Namibia
  - Acontia adulterina Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 60; TL: Kaffern
    
    = Cardiosace natalis; [POOLE]
  - Acontia perilis [= parilis] Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 60 (corrected in "Rättelser"); TL: Kaffern
  - Acontia guttistrigata Walker, 1865; List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 33: 784; TL: South Africa
    
    = Caridosace perilis; [POOLE]
  - Acontia formosa Butler, 1875; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96): 404; TL: Natal
    
    = Cardiosace natalis; [POOLE]
  - Acontia rectangularis Aurivillius, 1879; 64; TL: Damara
    
    = Caridosace perilis; [POOLE]
  - Cardiosace parilis ab. parilana Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 37
  - Cardiosace parilis ab. parilella Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 37
  - Acontia guttistrigata; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
  - Acontia natalis natalis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list); [iNaturalist]
  - Acontia parilis; Wallengren, 1865, K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 5 (4): 69
  - Cardiosace perilis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
  - Emmelia natalis natalis; [AfroMoths]
- E. n. septentrionalis (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia
  - Acontia natalis septentrionalis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 222; TL: Tanzania, Iringa, 12 km E of Iringa, 1600m
  - Acontia natalis septentrionalis; [iNaturalist]
  - Emmelia natalis septentrionalis; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia tanzaniae (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) -. See [maps]
- Acontia (group natalis) tanzaniae Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 223, pl. 26, f. 12-15 (repl. Metapioplasta olivescens Hampson, 1910)
- Metapioplasta olivescens Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 719, pl. 171, f. 3 (preocc. Cardiosace olivescens Hampson, 1910); TL: Br. E. Africa, Eb Urru
- Acontia tanzaniae; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia tanzaniae; [AfroMoths]
- Metapioplasta olivescens; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- E. t. tanzaniae Kenya, Tanzania
  - Acontia tanzaniae tanzaniae; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list); [iNaturalist]
  - Emmelia tanzaniae tanzaniae; [AfroMoths]
- E. t. hampsoniana (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Lesotho, S.Africa, Zimbabwe
  - Acontia tanzaniae hampsoniana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 224, pl. 26, f. 16-18; TL: Natal, Maritzburg
  - Acontia tanzaniae hampsoniana; [iNaturalist]
  - Emmelia tanzaniae hampsoniana; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia notha (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group natalis) notha Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 226, pl. 127, f. 1-3; TL: Tanzania, Usa River, 3900 ft
- Acontia notha; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia notha; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia eburnea (Hacker, 2010) Ivory Coast. See [maps]
- Acontia (Emmelia) eburnea Hacker, 2010; Esperiana 15: 367; TL: Ivory Coast
- Acontia eburnea; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia eburnea; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia hemiselenias (Hampson, 1918) Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache hemiselenias Hampson, 1918; Novit. zool. 25 (1): 188; TL: Cameroon, Ja. R, Bitje
- Acontia (group natalis) hemiselenias; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia hemiselenias; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia hemiselenias; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache hemiselenias; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia citrelinea (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Mali, W.Africa, Nigeria, C.A.R., Uganda, Zaire, Guinea, Angola, Uganda. See [maps]
- Cardiosace citrelinea Bethune-Baker, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46): 524; TL: Angola, N'Dalla Tando
- Hoplotarache albida Hampson, 1914; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (74): 216; TL: N.Nigeria, Zungeru
- Acontia (group natalis) citrelinea; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia citrelinea; [iNaturalist]
- Cardiosace citrelinea; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Emmelia citrelinea; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache albida; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia callima (Bethune-Baker, 1911) Angola, Zaire, Cameroon, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Cardiosace callima Bethune-Baker, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46): 525; TL: Angola, N'Dalla Tando
- Acontia (group natalis) callima; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia callima; [iNaturalist]
- Cardiosace callima; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Emmelia callima; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia bethunebakeri (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Angola. See [maps]
- Acontia (group natalis) bethunebakeri Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 230, pl. 27, f. 16-17; TL: Angola N, N'Dalla Tando, 2700ft
- Acontia bethunebakeri; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia bethunebakeri; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia lunana (Fabricius, 1794)
- Pyralis lunana Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 243; TL: India Orientali
- Acontia olivea Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 217; TL: East Indies
  - = Hoplotarache lunana; [POOLE]
- Tarache nivosa Swinhoe, 1886; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (4): 446, pl. 41, f. 14; TL: India, Mhow
  - = Hoplotarache lunana; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group natalis) lunana; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia lunana; [iNaturalist]
- Hoplotarache lunana; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Larva on Sida rhombifolia [POOLE]

The nubilata species-group

group Nubilata (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)

Emmelia nubilata (Hampson, 1902) South Africa. See [maps]
- Tarache nubilata Hampson, 1902; Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (10): 390; TL: Natal, Durban
- Acontia (group nubilata) nubilata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia nubilata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Emmelia nubilata; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia purpurata (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group nubilata) purpurata Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 238, pl. 28, f. 6-8; TL: Br. E. Afr., Kibwezi
- Acontia purpurata; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia purpurata; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia delphinensis (Viette, 1968) Madagascar. See [maps]
- Tarache delphinensis Viette, 1968; Lambillionea 67 (1-2): 10, f. 1; TL: Madagascar, Betroka Region, Ampandrandava
- Acontia (group nubilata) delphinensis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia delphinensis; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia delphinensis; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia nephele (Hampson, 1911) Zaire, Malawi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, S.Africa. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache nephele Hampson, 1911; Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46): 445; TL: German E. Africa, Usagara district, Kilossa
- Acontia (group nubilata) nephele; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia nephele; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia nephele; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache nephele; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia robertbecki (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group nubilata) robertbecki Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 241, pl. 28, f. 17; TL: Ethiopia, Arba Minch Region, Gemu Gofa, 3100m
- Acontia robertbecki; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia robertbecki; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia subnotha (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group nubilata) subnotha Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 242, pl. 28, f. 18; TL: Tanzania, Morogoro, Kiday, 14 km E. of Mbuyumi, "Baobab Valley", 580m
- Acontia subnotha; [iNaturalist]

The conifrons species-group

group Conifrons (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)

Emmelia conifrons (Aurivillius, 1879) Tanzania, S.Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, Madagascar. See [maps]
- Acontia conifrons Aurivillius, 1879; Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7): 65; TL: Damara
  - = Metapioplasta insocia; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group conifrons) conifrons; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia conifrons; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia conifrons; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia manakhana (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Yemen. See [maps]
- Acontia (group conifrons) manakhana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 243, pl. 29, f. 6-7; TL: Yemen, Sana'a, 60 km SW of Sana'a, Makaban, Naqil Manakhah, W Side, 1730m
- Acontia manakhana; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia manakhana; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia saldaitis (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Oman. See [maps]
- Acontia (group conifrons) saldaitis Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 243, pl. 29, f. 8-9; TL: Oman S, W of Salalah, Al Mughsayi River Vallay, 70m
- Acontia saldaitis; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia saldaitis; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia aurivillii (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Namibia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group conifrons) aurivillii Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 243, pl. 29, f. 10-12; TL: Namibia, Mt Etjo, 30 km E of Kalkrand
- Acontia aurivillii; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia aurivillii; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia nubila (Hampson, 1910) Arabia, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache nubila Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 715, pl. 170, f. 29; TL: Br. E. Africa, Eb. Urru
- Hoplotarache nubila ab. basialba Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 37; TL: Transvaal
- Acontia (group conifrons) nubila; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia nubila; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Emmelia nubila; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache nubila; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia lanzai (Berio, 1985) Ethiopia, Somalia, ..., Tanzania. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache lanzai Berio, 1985; Contr. faun. & ecologici 1: 19, pl. 1; TL: Somalia, Afgoi
- Acontia (group conifrons) lanzai; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia lanzai; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia lanzai; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia ectorrida (Hampson, 1916) Ethiopia, Somalia, ..., Tanzania, Zimbabwe, S.Africa, Namibia, Nigeria. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache ectorrida Hampson, 1916; Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916: 121, pl. 1, f. 36; TL: Somaliland, Mandera
  - = Hoplotarache nubila; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group conifrons) ectorrida; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia ectorrida; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Emmelia ectorrida; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia mascheriniae (Berio, 1985) Somalia, Kenya. See [maps]
- Hoplotarache mascheriniae Berio, 1985; Contr. faun. & ecologici 1: 19, pl. 1; TL: Somalia, Afgoi
- Acontia (group conifrons) mascheriniae; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia mascheriniae; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia mascheriniae; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia feae (Berio, 1937) Cape Verde Is.
- Hoplotarache feae Berio, 1937; Ann. Mus. nat. Genova 59: 389; TL: Cape Verde Is., Brava
- Acontia (group conifrons) feae; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia feae; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia feae; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache feae; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia amarei (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Ethiopia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group conifrons) amarei Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 243, pl. 30, f. 14-15; TL: Ethiopia, Gamu-Gofa, 10.5 km W of Weyto, 650m
- Acontia amarei; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia amarei; [AfroMoths]

The melaena species-group

group Melaena (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 367

Emmelia melaena (Hampson, 1899) Sokotra
- Tarache melaena Hampson, 1899; Bull. Liverp. Mus. 2 (2): 36, pl. 20, f. 9-10; TL: Sokotra, Hadibu Plain
- Eulocastra melaena ab. demaculata Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 36
- Eulocastra melaena ab. duplilinea Strand, 1917; Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2): 36
- Acontia melaena; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 367; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia melaena; [AfroMoths]
- Eulocastra melaena; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL]

The homonyma species-group

group Homonyma (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)

Emmelia homonyma (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Somalia. See [maps]
- Acontia (group homonyma) homonyma Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list, repl. Hoplotarache dileuca Berio, 1937)
- Hoplotarache dileuca Berio, 1937; Ann. Mus. nat. Genova 59: 389 (preocc. Procriosis dileuca Hampson, 1910); TL: Somalia, Ogaden
- Acontia homonyma; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia homonyma; [AfroMoths]
- Hoplotarache dileuca; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia bellula (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Tanzania. See [maps]
- Acontia (group homonyma) bellula Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 48 (list), 255, pl. 31, f. 1; TL: Tanzania, Usa River, 3900ft
- Acontia bellula; [iNaturalist]
- Emmelia bellula; [AfroMoths]

The imitatrix species-group

group Imitatrix (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)

Emmelia imitatrix (Wallengren, 1856) Arabia, Oman, Somalia, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, S.Africa, Namibia, Angola, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Senegal, Guinea, Niger, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Mauritania, Madagascar. See [maps]
- Acontia imitatrix Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 59; TL: "Kaffern"
  - = Acontia zelleri; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group imitatrix) imitatrix; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia imitatrix; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- Emmelia imitatrix; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia luteola (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar, Reunion. See [maps]
- Acontia luteola Saalmüller, 1891; Lepid. Madagascar (2): 333, f. 171; TL: Madagascar, Nossi-Be
  - = Acontia gratiosa; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group imitatrix) luteola; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia luteola; [iNaturalist] ; [AFM]
- Emmelia luteola; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia crocata (Guenée, 1852) India, Bengal, .... See [maps]
- Acontia crocata Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 218; TL: "Inde Centrale", Pondichery
- Acontia signifera Walker, [1858]; 793 (preocc. Acontia signifera [1858], 796; TL: North India
  - = Acontia crocata; [AUCL]; [POOLE]
- Acontia meridionalis Walker, 1865; 785; TL: South Hindostan
  - = Acontia crocata; [POOLE]; [AUCL]
- Acontia scanda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 27; TL: Bengalia
  - = Acontia crocata; [POOLE]; [AUCL]
- albimixta (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia crocata; [AUCL]
- crocatana (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia crocata; [AUCL]
- Acontia (group imitatrix) crocata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 48 (list)
- Acontia crocata; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Emmelia detrita (Butler, 1886) Australia. See [maps]
- Acontia detrita Butler, 1886; 401; TL: Australia, Gayndah
- Acontia clarissa Butler, 1886; 402; TL: Australia, Peak Downs
  - = Acontia detrita; [POOLE]; [AUCL]
- pallidula (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia detrita; [AUCL]
- detritella (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia detrita; [AUCL]
- Acontia (group imitatrix) detrita; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia detrita; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Emmelia clerana (Lower, 1902) W.Australia. See [maps]
- Tarache clerana Lower, 1902; 658; TL: West Australia, Derby
- Acontia (group imitatrix) clerana; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia clerana; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]

The transfigurata species-group

group Transfigurata (Subgenus Emmelia); Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)

Emmelia transfigurata (Wallengren, 1856) S.Africa. See [maps]
- Acontia transfigurata Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 60; TL: Kaffern
  - = Acontia zelleri; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group transfigurata) transfigurata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia transfigurata; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [AFM]
- E. t. transfigurata Yemen, Arabia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Burundi, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Botswana, S.Africa, Namibia, Zaire, Cameroon, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal
  - Acontia transfigurata transfigurata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list); [iNaturalist]
- E. t. stumpffi (Saalmüller, 1891) Madagascar, Seychelles
  - Acontia stumpffi Saalmüller, 1891; Lepid. Madagascar (2): 331; TL: Madagascar, Nossi-Be
  - Acontia stumpffi; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
  - Acontia transfigurata stumpffi; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list); [iNaturalist]
Emmelia gratiosa (Wallengren, 1856) Yemen, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, South Africa, Namibia, Angola, Zaire, Niger, Nigeria, Gambia, Ghana, Seychelles, Cape Verde. See [maps]
- Acontia gratiosa Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 59; TL: "Kaffern"
- Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856; Anteckn. Zool. 1: 59; TL: "Kaffern"
- Cardiosace olivescens Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 708, pl. 170, f. 20; TL: Transvaal, Waterberg district
- Acontia (group transfigurata) gratiosa; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia gratiosa; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
- Acontia zelleri; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
- Cardiosace olivescens; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia elaeoa (Hampson, 1910) Australia (Queensland). See [maps]
- Tarache elaeoa Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 751, pl. 172, f. 10; TL: Queensland, Townsvile
- Tarache flavipallida; (infrasubsp.)
  - = Acontia elaeoa; [AUCL]
- Acontia (group transfigurata) elaeoa; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia elaeoa; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Emmelia buchsbaumi (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Lombok
- Acontia (group transfigurata) buchsbaumi Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list), 270; TL: Lombok, Senaru, Gg. Rinjani
- Acontia buchsbaumi; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia marmoralis (Fabricius, 1794) Indian Subregion, Thailand, Indochina, S.China, Taiwan, Ryukyu Is.. See [maps]
- Phalaena marmoralis Fabricius, 1794; 234; TL: "India Orientali"
- Acontia tropica Guenée, 1852; Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2): 217; TL: "Indes Orientales"
  - = Acontia marmoralis; [POOLE]
- Acontia bipunctata Walker, [1858]; 798
  - = Acontia marmoralis; [POOLE]
- Acontia maculosa Walker, [1858]; 795; TL: China; North India
  - = Acontia marmoralis; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group transfigurata) marmoralis; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia marmoralis; [POOLE]; Yoshimoto, 1994, Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1): 125, pl. 87, f. 8; [MOB13], 46 (note); [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Larva on Sida rhombifolia [POOLE]
Emmelia gagites (Warren, 1913) Timor. See [maps]
- Tarache gagites Warren, 1913; 304, pl. 27, row e; TL: Dutch Timor, Dili
- Acontia (Emmelia) (group transfigurata) gagites; Hacker, 2010, Esperiana 15: 360
- Acontia gagites; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [CoL] ; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia wallaceana (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008) Lombok
- Acontia (group transfigurata) wallaceana Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list), 272; TL: Lombok, Senaru, Gg. Rinjani
Emmelia detritoides (Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008)
- Acontia (group transfigurata) detritoides Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008; Esperiana 14: 49 (list), 273; TL: Lombok, Senaru, Gg. Rinjani
- Acontia detritoides; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia sexpunctata (Fabricius, 1794) India. See [maps]
- Pyralis 6 punctata [= sexpunctata] Fabricius, 1794; Ent. Syst. 3 (2): 245; TL: "India orientali"
- Erastria imbuta Walker, 1865; 794; TL: Hindostan
  - = Acontia sexpunctata; [POOLE]
- Acontia acerba Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 25; TL: Bengalia
  - = Acontia sexpunctata; [POOLE]
- Acontia jnda Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874; Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (4): pl. 108, f. 23; TL: "Bengalia"
  - = Acontia sexpunctata; [POOLE]
- Tarache sexpunctata ochreola Warren, 1913; 303; TL: Nilgiri Hills
  - = Acontia sexpunctata; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group transfigurata) sexpunctata; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia acerba; [LepIndex]
- Acontia sexpunctata; [POOLE]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia nivipicta (Butler, 1886) Australia (Queensland). See [maps]
- Acontia nivipicta Butler, 1886; 400; TL: Queensland, Peak Downs
- flavistriga (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia nivipicta; [AUCL]
- nivipictoides (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia nivipicta; [AUCL]
- Acontia (group transfigurata) nivipicta; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia nivipicta; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
Emmelia burmana (Swinhoe, 1905) Burma. See [maps]
- Agrophila burmana Swinhoe, 1905; 153; TL: Burma, Beeling
- Acontia (group transfigurata) burmana; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia burmana; [iNaturalist]
- Metapioplasta burmana; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]
Emmelia semipallida (Warren, 1913) Bombay. See [maps]
- Aulotarache decoripennis semipallida Warren, 1913; Gross-Schmett. Erde 11: 300; TL: Bombay, Kutch
  - = Aulotarache decoripennis; [POOLE]
- Acontia (group transfigurata) semipallida; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia semipallida; [iNaturalist]
Emmelia thapsina (Turner, 1902) Australia (Queensland). See [maps]
- Hyela thapsina Turner, 1902; 112; TL: Queensland, Townsville
- Tarache xuthota Hampson, 1910; Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: 755, pl. 172, f. 17; TL: Queensland, Townsville
  - = Acontia thapsina; [AUCL]
- bilineata (Warren, 1913) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia thapsina; [AUCL]
- thapsinana (Strand, 1917) (Tarache)
  - = Acontia thapsina; [AUCL]
- Acontia (group transfigurata) thapsina; Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008, Esperiana 14: 49 (list)
- Acontia thapsina; [POOLE]; [AUCL]; [LepIndex] ; [iNaturalist] ; [LEPIFORUM] ; [Don Herbison-Evans]
- Acontia xuthota; [POOLE]; [LepIndex]

Unmatched external taxa

Emmelia apatelia; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia erythrochrysa; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia guttifera; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia guttifera guttifera; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia guttifera elegans; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia rigatoi; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia simplicior; [AfroMoths]
Emmelia tinctilis; [AfroMoths]

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References:

[AFM]
African Moths
[AfroMoths] De Prins, J., & De Prins, W.
Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera); (Version 2024-03-15). Belgian Biodiversity Platform, Belspo; https://doi.org/10.15468/s1kwuw
[CoL] Catalogue of Life
Bánki, O., Roskov, Y., Döring, M., Ower, G., Hernández Robles, D. R., Plata Corredor, C. A., Stjernegaard Jeppesen, T., Örn, A., Vandepitte, L., Hobern, D., Schalk, P., DeWalt, R. E., Ma, K., Miller, J., Orrell, T., Aalbu, R., Abbott, J., Adlard, R., Aedo, C., et al. (2024). Catalogue of Life Checklist (Version 2024-03-26); https://doi.org/10.48580/dfz8d
[D. Smirnov]
Russia, Moscow; e-mail: D. Smirnov
[Don Herbison-Evans] and Stella A. Crossley
Australian Caterpillars and their Butterflies and Moths
[Dylan Lloyd]
Hafanedd, Deiniol Rd., Bangor, Wales, U.K., LL57 2UP; e-mail: Dylan Lloyd
[FE] Fauna Europaea
Fauna Europaea
[HBN] Francis Hemming, 1937
HÜBNER, A bibliographical and systematic account of the entomological works of Jacob Hübner and of the supplements thereto by Carl Geyer, Gottfried Franz von Frölich and Gottlieb August Wilhelm Herrich-Schäffer, Vol 1 & 2
[Heiner Ziegler]
Switzerland / Schweiz; www.pieris.ch
[JHS]
Japan Heterocerits's Society; (Back Issues); Tinea vols 10-20
[LEPIFORUM]
Lepiforum; Bestimmung von Schmetterlingen (Lepidoptera) und ihren Präimaginalstadien
[LepIndex] Global Lepidoptera Index
Beccaloni, G., Scoble, M., Kitching, I., Simonsen, T., Robinson, G., Pitkin, B., Hine, A., Lyal, C., Ollerenshaw, J., Wing, P., & Hobern, D. (2024). Global Lepidoptera Index. In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, L. Vandepitte, D. Hobern, P. Schalk, R. E. DeWalt, K. Ma, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, R. Adlard, C. Aedo, et al., Catalogue of Life Checklist (1.1.24.106); https://doi.org/10.48580/dg4lg-49xk
[MBE] Moths and Butteflies of Europe
Paolo Mazzei, Diego Reggianti and Ilaria Pimpinelli; http://www.leps.it/
[NHM-BMW] Natural History Museum
Butterflies and Moths of the World; Generic Names and their Type-species
[SVF]
Svenska fjärilar; Naturhistoriska riksmuseet; (Sweden)
[ZOBODAT] Oberösterreichische Landesmuseum
OÖ. Landesmuseum; ZOBODAT - Literatur
[iNaturalist]
iNaturalist
[maps]
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Some related literature:

Aurivillius, 1879
Lepidoptera Damarensia förteckning på fjärilar insamlade i Damaralandet af G. de Bylder åren 1873 och 1874 jente beskrifning öfer förut okändarten Ofvers K. VetenskAkad. Förh. Stockh. 36 (7) : 39-69
Austaut, 1880
Lépidoptères nouveaux d'Algérie Le Naturaliste 2 (20): 156, (27): 212, (28): 220-221, (30): 237, (36): 284
Beck, 2000
Die Larven der Europäischen Noctuidae. Revision der Systematik der Noctuidae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). IV. Kurzbeschreibungen Herbipoliana 5 (4) : 1-512
Berio, 1937
Eteroceri Africani apparentemente nouvi Ann. Mus. nat. Genova 59 : 370-393
Berio, 1985
I nottuidi raccolti in Somalia del Prof. Simonetta nel 1978-79 con descrizione di nuovi taxa Contr. faun. & ecologici 1 : 5-39
Bethune-Baker, 1911
Descriptions of new Species of Lepidoptera from Tropical Africa Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46) : 506-542
Boisduval, 1840
Genera et Index Methodicus Europaeorum Lepidopterorum Genera Index Eur. Lepid. : 1-238
Guenée in Boisduval & Guenée, 1852
Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptéres. Tome Sixiéme. Noctuélites. Tome 2 Hist. nat. Ins., Spec. gén. Lépid. 6 (Noct. 2) : 1-443, Atlas (Noctuelites): pl. 1-24 (1858)
Butler, 1875
On a Collection of Lepidoptera from Southern Africa, with Descriptions of new Genera and Species Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (4) 16 (96) : 394-420
Butler, 1892
Notes on the synonymy of noctuid moths Entomologist 25 : 10-14, 62-65, 90-93, 140-141, 188-191, 211-214, 283-286
Le Cerf, 1911
Collections recueillies en Afrique orientale par le Baron Maurice de Rothschild (Lépidoptères). Descriptions d'espèces et de variétés nouvelles. Deuxième note Bull. Mus. nat. Hist. nat. 17 : 538-543
[Schiffermüller], 1775
Ankündung eines systematischen Werkes von den Schmetterlingen der Wienergegend Ank. syst. Schmett. Wienergegend : 1-322, pl. 1a-b
Fabricius, 1793
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (1) : 1-487
Fabricius, 1794
Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Ent. Syst. 3 (2) : 1-349
Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874
Reise der österreichischen Fregatte Novara um die Erde in den Jahren 1857, 1858, 1859 unter den Behilfen des Commodore B. von Wüllerstorf-Urbair. Zoologischer Theil. Band 2. Abtheilung 2. Lepidoptera. Rhopalocera Reise Fregatte Novara, Bd 2 (Abth. 2) (1): 1-136, pl. 1-21 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, [1865]), (2): 137-378, pl. 22-47 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1865), (3): 379-536, pl. 48-74 (Rhop.) (C. & R. Felder, 1867), (4): 537-548, pl. 75-120, (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-9 (pl. 1-74), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1874) , (5): pl. 121-140, (erklärung) 1-10 (pl. 75-107), (Inhalts-Verz.) 1-20 (pl. 108-140), (Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875)
[NE11]; Fibiger, Ronkay, Steiner & Zilli, 2009
Noctudae Europaeae 11: Pantheinae, Dilobinae, Acronictinae, Eustrotiinae, Nolinae, Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Metoponiinae, Heliothinae and Bryophilinae Noct. Eur. 11
Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785
Entomologia parisiensis, sive catalogus Insectorum, etc. Ent. Paris. 2 : 233-544
Hacker, 2001
Fauna of the Nolidae and Noctuidae of the Levante with descriptions and taxonomic notes (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Appendix: Revision Genus Clytie, Hübner, [1823] Esperiana 8 : 7-315, (Appendix): 316-398
Hacker, 2010
Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Nictuidae: Acontiinae). Corrigenda and Supplementa Esperiana 15 : 359-373
Hacker, 2011
Two new Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 species from Madagascar with an overview of the genus on Madagascar (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae) Esperiana 16 : 89-93, pl. 10
Hacker, 2013
Additions to several revisions of Noctuid genera revised from 2001 to 2011, with descriptions of nine new species and three new subspecies from Africa, Arabian Peninsula and Iran, with faunistic notes (Noctuioidea) Esperiana 18 : 199-220, pl. 13-14
Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2008
Revision of the genus Acontia Ochsenheimer, 1816 and tribus Acontiini Guenée, 1841 (Old World) (Lepidoptera: Nictuidae: Acontiinae) Esperiana 14 : 7-533
Hampson, 1899
Descriptions of One New Genus and Fourteen New Species of Moths Bull. Liverp. Mus. 2 (2) : 35-39
Hampson, 1902
The moths of South Africa (Part I & II) Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 2 (3): 33-66 (1900), (10): 255-446 (1902)
Hampson, 1910
Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum Cat. Lepid. Phalaenae Br. Mus. 10: i-xix, 1-829, pl. 148-173, 11: pl. 174
Hampson, 1911
Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Syntomidae, Arctiadae, Agaristidae, and Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 8 (46) : 393-445
Hampson, 1914
Descriptions of new Genera and Species of Noctuidae Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 13 (73): 146-175, (74): 197-223
Hampson, 1918
Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Amatidae, Lithosidae, and Noctuidae Novit. zool. 25 (1) : 93-217
Yoshimoto in Haruta, 1994
Moths of Nepal 3 Tinea 14 (Suppl. 1) : 1-2 (Horie), : 3-40 (Yazaki), : 41-62 (Sato), : 63-84 (Kishida), : 85-139 (Yoshimoto), : 140-160 (Haruta), : 161-170 (Sugi), : pl. 65-96
[MOB13]; Holloway, 2009
Moths of Borneo 13. Family Noctuidae, subfamilies Pantheinae (part), Bagisarinae, Acontiinae, Aediinae, Eustrotiinae, Bryophilinae, Araeopteroinae, Aventiinae, Eublemminae and further miscellaneous genera Malayan Nature J. 62 (1-2) : 1-240
Hübner, [1821]
Verzeichniss bekannter Schmettlinge, 1816-[1826] Verz. bek. Schmett. (1): [1-3], 4-16 (1816), (2): 17-32 (1819), (3): 33-48 (1819), (4): 49-64 (1819), (5): 65-80 (1819), (6): 81-96 (1819), (7): 97-112 (1819), (8): 113-128 (1819), (9): 129-144 (1819), (10): 145-160 (1819), (11): 161-176 (1819), (12): 177-192 (1820), (13): 193-208 (1820), (14): 209-224 (1821), (15): 225-240 (1821), (16): 241-256 (1821), (17): 257-272 (1823), (18): 273-288 (1823), (19): 289-304 (1823), (20): 305-320 (1825), (21): 321-336 (1825), (22): 337-352 (1825), (23-27): 353-431 ([1825])
Hübner, 1822
Systematisch-alphabetisches Verzeichniss aller bisher bey den Fürbildungen zur Sammlung europäischer Schmetterlinge angegebenen Gattungsbenennungen; mit Vormerkung auch augsburgischer Gattungen, von Jacob Hübner Syst.-alph. Verz. : I-III, IV-VI, 1-81
Hufnagel, 1766
Forsetzung der tabelle von de nachtvogein. IV. Fortsetzung der dierten Tabelle von de Insecten, besonders von denen so genannten Nacheulen als der zwoten Klasse. Der Nachvögel hiesiger Gegend Berlin. Magazin. 3 (4) : 393-426
Keegan, Lafontaine, Wahlberg & Wagner, 2019
Towards resolving and redefining Amphipyrinae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea, Noctuidae): a massively polyphyletic taxon Syst. Ent. 44 : 451-464
[GBCL]; Kitching, Rougerie, Zwick, Hamilton, St Lauren, Naumann, Mejia, Kawahara, 2018
A global checklist of the Bombycoidea (Insecta: Lepidoptera) Biodiv. Data J. 6: e22236
[RFEL]; Leley, 2016
Annotated catalogue of the insects of Russian Far East. Volume II. Lepidoptera Cat. ins. Russian Far East. 2 : 1-812
Linnaeus, 1767
Systema Naturae per Regna tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, .... Editio Duocecima Reformata. Tom. 1. Part II. Syst. Nat. (Edn 12) 1 (2) : 533-1327, : Errata
Hacker in Mey, 2007
The Lepididoptera of the Brandberg Massif in Namibia. Part 2 Esperiana Memoir 4 : 1-304
[AUCL]; Nielsen & Rangsi, 1996
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Australia Monogr. Aust. Lepid. 4: 1-529
Oberthür, 1881
Lépidoptères d'Algerie Étud. d'Ent. 6 : 45-96
[POOLE]; Poole, 1989
Lepidopterorum catalogus (New Series) 118: Noctuidae Lepid. cat. (n.s.) 118:
Hampson in Poulton, 1916
On a collection of moths in Somaliland by Mr. W. Feather. With Descriptions of New Species, by Sir G. F. Hampson, Bart., L. B. Prout, J. H., Durrant, and Dr. Karl Jordan Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1916 : 91-182, pl. 1-2
Rebel, 1948
Neue Heteroceren aus Aegypten Zs. Wiener Ent. Ges. 32 (5-7) : 49-60
Saalmüller, 1891
Lepidopteren von Madagascar. Neue und wenig bekannte Arten zumeist aus der Sammlung der Senckenberg'schen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Frankfurt am Main unter Berücksichtigung der gesammten Lepidopteren-fauna Madagascars Lepid. Madagascar (1): 1-246, pl. 1-6 (1884), (2): 249-531, pl. 7-14 (1891)
Borkhausen in Scriba, 1791
Beiträge zu der Insecten Geschichte Beitr. Ins. Gesch. 1: 1-68, pl. 1-6 (1790), 2: 69-194, pl. 7-12 (1791), 3: 195-280, pl. 13-17 (1793)
Warren in Seitz, 1913
Die Gross-Schmetterling des Indo-australischen Faunegebietes. Eulenartige Nachtfalter Gross-Schmett. Erde 11 : 1-496, pl. 1-56
Scopoli, 1763
Entomologica Carniolica exhibens insecta carnioliae indigena et distributa in ordines, genera, species varietates methodo Linnaeana Ent. Carniolica : 1-420
Staudinger, 1877
Neue Lepidopteren des europäischen Faunengebiete aus miner sammlung Stett. Ent. Ztg. 38 (4-6) : 175-208
Strand, 1917
Neue Aberrationen der Noctuiden-Subfamilien Hadeninae, Erastriinae, Catocalinae, Mominae und Phytometrinae Archiv Naturg. 82 A (2) : 28-50
Swinhoe, 1886
On the Lepidoptera of Mhow, in Central India Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1886 (4) : 421-465, pl. 40-41
Swinhoe, 1889
On new Indian Lepidoptera, chiefly Heterocera Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1889 (4) : 396-431, pl. 43-44
Viette, 1968
Noctuelles quadrifies de Madagascar nouvelles ou peu connus, III [Lep. Noctuidae] Lambillionea 67 (1-2) : 9-20
Walker, [1858]
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 9: 1-252 (1856), 10: 253-492 ([1857]), 11: 493-764 (1857), 12: 765-982 ([1858]), 13: 983-1236 ([1858]), 14: 1237-1520 (1858), 15: 1521-1888 (1858)
Walker, 1865
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 31: 1-322 ([1865]), 32: 323-706 (1865), 33: 707-1120 (1865), 34: 1121-1534 ([1866]), 35: 1535-2040 (1866)
Wallengren, 1856
Anteckningar i Zoologien. I. Kafferlandets Macrolepidopter-Fauna Anteckn. Zool. 1 : 1-78
Wallengren, 1865
Heterocer-Fjärilar, samlade i Kafferlandet af J. A. Wahlberg, beskirfna af H. D. J. Wallengren K. svenska VetenskAkad. Handl. 5 (4) : 1-83
Wiltshire, 1982
Insects of Saudi Arabia, Lepidoptera: Fam. Cossidae, Zygaenidae, Sesiidae, Lasiocampidae, Bomycidae, Sphingidae, Thaumetopoeidae, Thyretidae, Notodontidae, Geometridae, Lymantriidae, Noctuidae, Ctenuchidae (Part 2) Fauna Saudi Arabia 4 : 271-332
Wiltshire, 1988
Fam. Metarbelidae, Geometridae, Arctiidae, Agaristidae, Noctuidae (part 6) Fauna of Saudi Arabia 9 : 68-82

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