Ragusa's nine-spotted moth
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Amata
Species:
A. kruegeri
Binomial name
Amata kruegeri
(Ragusa, 1904)
Synonyms
  • Syntomis phegea ab. kruegeri Ragusa, 1904
  • Syntomis quercii Verity, 1914
  • Syntomis herthula ab. marjanoides Stauder, 1921
  • Amata mariana albionica Dufay, 1965
  • Syntomis albionica f. valbellensis Chauliac, 1986
  • Syntomis marjana r. pedemontii Rocci, 1941
  • Amata teriolica Obraztsov, 1966
  • Syntomis phegea marjana Stauder, 1913
  • Syntomis marjana macedonica Daniel, 1934
  • Syntomis marjana bulgarica Daniel, 1934
  • Syntomis marjana f. sontiana Stauder, 1928
  • Amata marjana odessana Obraztsov, 1935
  • Amata (Syntomis) sheljuzhkoi Obraztsov, 1966

Amata kruegeri, or Ragusa's nine-spotted moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Emile Enrico Ragusa in 1904.[1][2] It is found in southern and eastern Europe.[3]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Plantago, Rumex, Galium and Taraxacum species.[4]

Subspecies

  • Amata kruegeri kruegeri (Sicily, Italy)
  • Amata kruegeri albionica Dufay, 1965 (southern France)
  • Amata kruegeri marjana (Stauder, 1913) (former Yugoslavia)
  • Amata kruegeri odessana Obraztsov, 1935 (southern Ukraine)
  • Amata kruegeri pedemontii (Rocci, 1941)
  • Amata kruegeri quercii (Verity, 1914)
  • Amata kruegeri sheljuzhkoi (Obraztsov, 1966) (Daghestan)

References

  1. ↑ Savela, Markku (April 3, 2019). "Amata kruegeri (Ragusa, 1904)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Amata (Genus)". ZipcodeZoo.com. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  4. ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa
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