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Acontia nitidula

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Acontia nitidula
Illustration from John Curtis's British Entomology Volume 5
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Acontia
Species:
A. nitidula
Binomial name
Acontia nitidula
(Fabricius, 1787)
Synonyms
  • Bombyx nitidula Fabricius, 1787
  • Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805
  • Desmophora elegans Stephens, 1829 (replacement name for Phalaena catena Sowerby, 1805)

Acontia nitidula, the Brixton beauty, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1787.[1] It is found in South Africa, Europe, China, Japan and throughout India and Sri Lanka. It has also been recorded from Great Britain, but this record is doubtful.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Abelmoschus esculentus and cotton and are considered a minor pest.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Savela, Markku, ed. (31 May 2020). "Acontia nitidula (Fabricius, 1787)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  2. ^ "B086 [B&F: 2417] Brixton Beauty (Acontia nitidula) (Fabricius, 1787)". Hantsmoths. Retrieved 20 September 2020.