Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856 is a animal in the Noctuidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856

Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856

Acontia zelleri is a Noctuidae moth described in 1856, found in continental Africa and the Seychelles' Farquhar Atoll.

Family
Genus
Acontia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856

This moth species, scientifically named Acontia zelleri Wallengren, 1856 (also referred to as Acontia gratiosa in the original text), is a member of the Noctuidae moth family. It was first formally described by Hans Daniel Johan Wallengren in 1856. This species is distributed across continental Africa, and also occurs on Farquhar Atoll in the Seychelles.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Noctuidae Acontia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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