Amselia heringi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Amselia
Species:
A. heringi
Binomial name
Amselia heringi
(Amsel, 1935)
Synonyms
  • Crambus heringi Amsel, 1935

Amselia heringi is a species of moth in the family Crambidae.[1] The species was first described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1935,[lower-alpha 1] and is the type species of genus Amselia.[2]

It is found in multiple countries in the Middle East, as well as Morocco.[3] Its type locality is in Israel.[3]

The forewing colour is variable.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ as Crambus heringi, in Amsel, H.G. (1935). "Neue palästinensische Lepidopteren". Mitteilungen aus dem Zoologischen Museum in Berlin. 20 (2).[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Amselia heringi (Amsel, 1935)". Insecta.pro. Retrieved February 4, 2020
  2. 1 2 De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2021). "Amselia Błeszyński, 1959". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 Roohigohar, Sh; Alipanah, H.; Imani, S. (2016). "Crambinae of Iran (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea, Crambidae)". SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 44 (175): 478–479. Retrieved 25 August 2022.


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