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Autophila pauli

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Autophila pauli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Autophila
Species:
A. pauli
Binomial name
Autophila pauli
Boursin, 1940
Synonyms
  • Cheirophanes pauli

Autophila pauli is a moth of the family Erebidae first described by Charles Boursin in 1940. It is found in arid areas of Jordan, Israel, Sinai, and Egypt.

There are probably two generations per year. Adults are on wing from January to August.

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  • 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.