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Genus of moths

Auchmis
Auchmis detersa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Noctuidae
Subfamily: Acronictinae
Genus: Auchmis
Hübner,
Synonyms
  • Euscotia Butler, 1889
  • Rhizogramma Lederer, 1857
  • Stenostigma Warren, 1911
  • Trichorhiza Hampson, 1905

Auchmis is a genus of moths of the family Noctuidae.

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.

Species

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.
Taxon identifiers
Auchmis


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