''Anachrostis'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
s of the family
Erebidae
The Erebidae are a family of moths in the superfamily Noctuoidea. The family is among the largest families of moths by species count and contains a wide variety of well-known macromoth groups. The family includes the underwings ('' Catocala'') ...
.
Taxonomy
The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily
Catocalinae
The Catocalinae are a subfamily of noctuoid moths, placed in family Noctuidae.
In the alternative arrangement, where the Noctuidae are reduced to the core group around the Noctuinae, the present lineage is abolished, the upranked Catocalini bei ...
of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
.
Description
Palpi upturned with second joint reaching vertex of head. Antennae minutely ciliated. Forewings with vein 5 angle of cell. Vein 6 from below upper angle and vein 7 from the angle. Veins 8 and 10 stalked and vein 9 absent. Hindwings with stalked veins 3 and 4, whereas vein 5 absent.
Species
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Anachrostis amamiana''
Sugi, 1982
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Anachrostis fulvicilia''
Hampson, 1926
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Anachrostis indistincta''
Wileman & South, 1917
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Anachrostis marginata''
Wileman & South, 1917
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Anachrostis metaphaea''
Hampson, 1926
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Anachrostis minutissima''
Sugi, 1982
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Anachrostis nigripuncta''
Hampson, 1893
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Anachrostis nigripunctalis''
(Wileman, 1911)
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Anachrostis ochracea''
Hampson, 1926
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Anachrostis rufula''
Hampson, 1926
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Anachrostis siccana''
(Walker, 1863)
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Anachrostis straminea''
Rothschild, 1915
References
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Hypenodinae
Noctuoidea genera
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