Auchmis

Auchmis
Auchmis detersa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Subfamily:	Acronictinae
Genus:	Auchmis Hübner, [1821]
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

• 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

• Savela, Markku. "Auchmis Hübner, [1821]". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Noctuidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.