Autophila cerealis

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Autophila cerealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Autophila
Species:
A. cerealis
Binomial name
Autophila cerealis
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Spintherops cerealis
  • Autophila amseli

Autophila cerealis is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1871. It is found in the Near East and Middle East, from Turkey and the Levant to Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.

There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing from October to June.

The larvae feed on Salvia species.

External links[edit]

  • Kravchenko, V. D.; Müller, G.; Orlova, O. B.; Seplyarskaya, V. N. (2004). "The Catocalinae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) of Israel" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (3): 175–186. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-19 – via Internet Archive.