Autophila anaphanes

Autophila anaphanes is a moth of the family Noctuidae first described by Charles Boursin in 1940. It is found in the eastern part of the Mediterranean, including the Balkans, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel.

Autophila anaphanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Noctuidae
Genus:
Autophila
Species:
A. anaphanes
Binomial name
Autophila anaphanes
Boursin, 1940
Synonyms
  • Cheirophanes anaphanes

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

The larvae feed on Genista and Ulex species.

Subspecies
  • Autophila anaphanes anaphanes
  • Autophila anaphanes cypriaca
  • Autophila anaphanes cretica (Crete)
  • 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 – via Internet Archive.
  • Lepiforum e.V.


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