Amselia heringi

Amselia heringi
Scientific 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,[a] 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. De Prins, J.; De Prins, W. (2011–2021). "Amselia Błeszyński, 1959". Afromoths, online database of Afrotropical moth species (Lepidoptera). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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.