Emmelia is a genus of bird dropping moths in the family Noctuidae, found primarily in Africa and the Palearctic.
Taxonomy
Emmelia is a name available as a genus name for a group of butterflies of the subfamily Acontiinae (Noctuidae). However, its status is uncertain. The name Emmelia is also known as subgenus in the genus Acontia and it is sometimes considered a synonym of Acontia.
Species
These 36 species belong to the genus Emmelia:
- Emmelia albovittata <small>Hacker, 2013</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia amarei <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia atripars <small>Hampson, 1914</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia bellula <small>(Hacker, 2010)</small>
- Emmelia bethunebakeri <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia binominata <small>(Butler, 1892)</small>
- Emmelia callima <small>Bethune-Baker, 1911</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia citrelinea <small>Bethune-Baker, 1911</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia dichroa <small>Hampson, 1914</small> (Africa and temperate Asia)
- Emmelia eburnea <small>Hacker, 2010</small>
- Emmelia esperiana <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia fascialis <small>(Hampson, 1894)</small>
- Emmelia fastrei <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia fuscoalba <small>(Hacker, 2010)</small>
- Emmelia homonyma <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia karachiensis <small>Swinhoe, 1889</small> (Africa and temperate Asia)
- Emmelia lanzai <small>(Berio, 1985)</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia manakhana <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (temperate Asia)
- Emmelia mascheriniae <small>(Berio, 1985)</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia mineti <small>Hacker, 2011</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia notha <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia nubila <small>Hampson, 1910</small> (Africa and temperate Asia)
- Emmelia obliqua <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia paraalba <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia philbyi <small>(Wiltshire, 1988)</small> (temperate Asia)
- Emmelia praealba <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia purpurata <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia robertbecki <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia saldaitis <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small>
- Emmelia schreieri <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia semialba <small>Hampson, 1910</small> (Africa and temperate Asia)
- Emmelia stassarti <small>(Hacker, 2010)</small>
- Emmelia subnotha <small>(Hacker, 2010)</small>
- Emmelia szunyoghyi <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
- Emmelia trabealis <small>(Scopoli, 1763)</small> (spotted sulphur) (temperate Asia and Europe)
- Emmelia veroxanthia <small>Hacker, Legrain & Fibiger, 2010</small> (Africa)
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