Tarache areli species complex. This group of species was revised by Ferris and Lafontaine (2009) as the Acontia areli species-group. It is treated as the Tarache areli subgroup of the Tarache bilimecki species-group by Lafontaine and Poole (2010).
- Ferris CD, Lafontaine JD (2009) Review of the Acontia areli group with descriptions of three new species (Lepidoptera, Noctuidae, Acontiinae). ZooKeys 9: 27-46.
- Lafontaine JD, Poole RW (2010) Review of the New World genera of the subfamily Acontiinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). ZooKeys 39: 137-160.