Anachrostis is a genus of moths of the family Erebidae.
Taxonomy The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Catocalinae of the family Noctuidae.
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 Anachrostis amamiana Sugi, 1982 Anachrostis fulvicilia Hampson, 1926 Anachrostis indistincta Wileman & South, 1917 Anachrostis marginata Wileman & South, 1917 Anachrostis metaphaea Hampson, 1926 Anachrostis minutissima Sugi, 1982 Anachrostis nigripuncta Hampson, 1893 Anachrostis nigripunctalis (Wileman, 1911) Anachrostis ochracea Hampson, 1926 Anachrostis rufula Hampson, 1926 Anachrostis siccana (Walker, 1863) Anachrostis straminea Rothschild, 1915
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