Autophila cerealis

Autophila cerealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Noctuidae
Genus: Autophila
Species: A. cerealis
Binomial name
Autophila cerealis
(Staudinger, 1871)
Synonyms
  • Spintherops cerealis
  • Autophila amseli

Autophila cerealis is a moth of the Noctuidae family. It is found in the Near East and Middle East, from Turkey and the Levant to Central Asia and the Arabian Peninsula.

There are two generations per year. Adults are on wing from October to June.

The larvae feed on Salvia species.

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