Autophila einsleri

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.

Autophila einsleri
Scientific classification
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 luxuriosa Zerny, 1933
  • Autophila elbursica Boursin, 1940
  • Autophila garmsira Wiltshire, 1952
  • Autophila hormuza Wiltshire, 1977
  • Autophila nigromarginata Schwingenshuss, 1939
  • Autophila cyprogena Boursin, 1940
  • Autophila taurica Boursin, 1940
  • Autophila luxuriosa arnyekolta Ronkay, Varga & Hreblay, 1998

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

Subspecies
  • Autophila einsleri einsleri
  • Autophila einsleri luxuriosa

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.


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