''Cryphia amseli'' is a
moth of the family
Noctuidae
The Noctuidae, commonly known as owlet moths, cutworms or armyworms, are a family of moths. They are considered the most controversial family in the superfamily Noctuoidea because many of the clades are constantly changing, along with the other f ...
. It is probably endemic to the arid part of the
Jordan Rift Valley. It is known only from the type locality:
Israel,
Jericho
Jericho ( ; ar, أريحا ; he, יְרִיחוֹ ) is a Palestinian city in the West Bank. It is located in the Jordan Valley, with the Jordan River to the east and Jerusalem to the west. It is the administrative seat of the Jericho Gove ...
, April 1952. It has not been observed since.
There is probably one generation per year.
External links
The Acronictinae, Bryophilinae, Hypenodinae and Hypeninae of Israel
Cryphia
Moths of the Middle East
Moths described in 1952
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