Auchmis

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

Auchmis is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family.

Description

Eyes naked and without lashes. Proboscis well developed. Palpi porrect, 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. Hind wings with obsolescent vein 5.[1]

Species

References

  1. Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-ii". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.


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