Autophila libanotica

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Autophila libanotica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Autophila
Species:
A. libanotica
Binomial name
Autophila libanotica
(Staudinger, 1901)
Synonyms
  • Apopestes dilucida libanotica
  • Autophila osthelderi libnopsis

Autophila libanotica is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1901. It is found from Turkey to Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan Iran, northern Greece, Lebanon and Israel.

There is one generation per year. Adults are on wing from June to October.

Subspecies

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  • Autophila libanotica libanotica
  • Autophila libanotica osthelderi
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