Auchmis

Auchmis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

Auchmis
Auchmis detersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Subfamily:
Acronictinae
Genus:
Auchmis

Hübner, [1821]
Synonyms
  • Euscotia Butler, 1889
  • Rhizogramma Lederer, 1857
  • Stenostigma Warren, 1911
  • Trichorhiza Hampson, 1905

Description

Its eyes are naked and without lashes. The proboscis is well developed. Palpi porrect (extending forward), where the second joint evenly scaled and third joint prominent. Antennae ciliated in male. Thorax tuftless. Abdomen with small dorsal tufts on proximal segments. Mid tibia very rarely spined. Wings with crenulate cilia. Hindwings with obsolescent vein 5.[1]

Species
  • Auchmis composita Plante, 1989
  • Auchmis crassicornis Boursin, 1960
  • Auchmis curva (Staudinger, 1889)
  • Auchmis detersa (Esper, 1791)
  • Auchmis detersina (Staudinger, 1896)
  • Auchmis hannemanni Plante, 1989
  • Auchmis imbi Ronkay & Varga, 1993
  • Auchmis incognita Ronkay & Varga, 1990
  • Auchmis indica (Walker, 1865)
  • Auchmis inextricata (Moore, 1881)
  • Auchmis isolata Hacker, 1999
  • Auchmis manfredi Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Auchmis martini Ronkay & Varga, 1997
  • Auchmis mongolica (Staudinger, 1896)
  • Auchmis opulenta Hreblay & Ronkay, 1998
  • Auchmis paucinotata (Hampson, 1894)
  • Auchmis peterseni (Christoph, 1887)
  • Auchmis poliorhiza (Hampson, 1902)
  • Auchmis restricta (Sukhareva, 1976)
  • Auchmis ronkayi Hacker & Weigert, 1990
  • Auchmis saga (Butler, 1878)
  • Auchmis subdetersa (Staudinger, 1895)

References
  1. Hampson, G. F. (1894). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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