RETHERA AMSELI Daniel, 1958

GB: Amsels' Hawkmoth

Type locality: Herat, Afghanistan.

BIOGEOGRAPHICAL AFFILIATION

Holarctic; western Palaearctic region. Pleistocene refuge: Monocentric -- eastern half of the Iranian refuge.

ADULT DESCRIPTION AND VARIATION

Wingspan: 34--43mm. Larger, with paler markings, than its close relative, R. brandti, from which it is clearly separated by the distinct genitalia (Kernbach, 1959).

ADULT BIOLOGY

Unknown.

FLIGHT-TIME

Univoltine; mid-April.

EARLY STAGES

Unknown.

PARASITOIDS

Unknown.

DISTRIBUTION

R. amseli was discovered near Herat (western Afghanistan) at the same time as R. afghanistana, i.e. 1958, but has not been seen since.

Extra-limital range. None.