Autophila einsleri

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Autophila einsleri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Autophila
Species:
A. einsleri
Binomial name
Autophila einsleri
Amsel, 1935
Synonyms
  • Autophila luxuriosaZerny, 1933
  • Autophila elbursicaBoursin, 1940
  • Autophila garmsiraWiltshire, 1952
  • Autophila hormuzaWiltshire, 1977
  • Autophila nigromarginataSchwingenshuss, 1939
  • Autophila cyprogenaBoursin, 1940
  • Autophila tauricaBoursin, 1940
  • Autophila luxuriosa arnyekoltaRonkay, Varga & Hreblay, 1998

Autophila einsleri is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935. [1] It is found in Turkey, Jordan, Cyprus, the Caucasus, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Turkmenistan and Oman.

Contents

The wingspan is about 37 mm. There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing from May to July and October.

Subspecies

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References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Autophila (Autophila) luxuriosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved December 3, 2019.