''Atethmia'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
moth
Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...
s of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family (biology), family of moths. Taxonomically, they are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly ...
. The genus was erected by
Jacob Hübner
Jacob Hübner (20 June 1761 – 13 September 1826, in Augsburg) was a German entomologist. He was the author of ''Sammlung Europäischer Schmetterlinge'' (1796–1805), a founding work of entomology.
Scientific career
Hübner was the author of '' ...
in 1821.
Species
* ''
Atethmia algirica
''Atethmia algirica'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in South-Western Europe and Algeria
Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered t ...
''
(Culot, 1917)
* ''
Atethmia ambusta
''Atethmia ambusta'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Central Europe (missing in northern Germany) and parts of Southern Europe to Western Asia (Turkey to Syria).
The wingspan is 25–27 mm. Adults are on wing from September ...
''
(Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
* ''
Atethmia centrago
''Atethmia centrago'', the centre-barred sallow, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The species was first described by Adrian Hardy Haworth in 1809. It is found in Europe except Scandinavia and Italy; also in Asia Minor, Armenia, Syria and Pales ...
''
(Haworth, 1809) – center-barred sallow
* ''
Atethmia obscura
''Atethmia obscura'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast ...
''
Osthelder, 1933
* ''
Atethmia pinkeri
''Atethmia pinkeri'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Turkey
Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast ...
''
(Boursin, 1970)
* ''
Atethmia sinuata
''Atethmia sinuata'' is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Ar ...
''
L.Ronkay & Gyulai, 2006
References
* Ronkay, L. & Gyulai, P. (2006). "New Noctuidae (Lepidoptera) species from Iran and Tibet Esperiana". ''Buchreihe zur Entomologie''. 12: 211-241.
Cuculliinae
Moth genera
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