Auchmis detersa

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Auchmis detersa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Noctuidae
Genus:	Auchmis
Species:	A. detersa
Binomial name
Auchmis detersa (Esper, 1791)
Synonyms
Rhizogramma detersa Auchmis comma Phalaena (Noctua) detersa Esper, 1791 Noctua comma Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775 (preocc.) Phalaena Noctua petroriza Borkhausen, 1792 Xylina indicatura Walker, 1858 Auchmis comma andalusica Rungs, 1967 Rhizogramma detersa argentea Caradja, 1932

Auchmis detersa is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Eugenius Johann Christoph Esper in 1791.^[1][2] It is found from north-western Africa through southern and central Europe to Anatolia, Iran, Afghanistan and through Siberia to Lake Baikal.

The wingspan is 40–51 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.

The young larvae feed on Berberis vulgaris. The larvae overwinter and pupate in May of the following year.

• Auchmis detersa detersa (central and southern Europe)
• Auchmis detersa demavendi Schwingenschuss, 1955
• Auchmis detersa margarita Ronkay & Varga, 1997
• Auchmis detersa minoica Reisser, 1958 (Crete)

• Fauna Europaea
• "09513 Auchmis detersa (Esper, [1791]) - Berberitzeneule". Lepiforum e. V. (in German)
• Schmetterlinge-Deutschlands.de. (in German)

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