Auchmis detersa

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.

Subspecies

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Auchmis detersa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 24, 2020. Note: This source gives 1787 as the date of description.
^ Savela, Markku (August 19, 2020). "Auchmis detersa (Esper, 1791)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 24, 2020.