Acontia

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Translingual

Acontia nitidula.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκόντῐον (akóntion, “little javelin”).

Proper noun

Acontia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Lepidoptera – order; Glossata – suborder; Heteroneura – infraorder; Ditrysia – division; Cossina – section; Bombycina – subsection; Noctuoidea – superfamily; Noctuidae – family; Acontiinae –subfamily; Acontiini – tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Acontarache, Acontia, Emmelia, Eusceptis, Metapioplasta, Olivacontia, Uracontia – subgenera

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References

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