Auchmis Explained

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.^[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

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

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

   . George Hampson . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume II . Taylor and Francis . 1894 . Biodiversity Heritage Library.