Autophila anaphanes is a moth of the family Erebidae 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
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
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)

External links

Wikispecies has information related to Autophila anaphanes.

• 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.
• Lepiforum e.V.

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