''Acontia transfigurata'' is a

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

of the family

Noctuidae The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the othe ...

. It is found in most countries of subtropical

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Subspecies

* ''Acontia transfigurata transfigurata'' Wallengren, 1856 * ''Acontia transfigurata stumpffi'' Saalmüller, 1891 (Madagascar)

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transfigurata Moths described in 1856 Moths of Africa Moths of Madagascar Moths of Seychelles Moths of the Middle East {{Acontiinae-stub