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Auchmis

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Auchmis
Auchmis detersa
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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.[1]

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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.