Amata kruegeri

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Ragusa's nine-spotted moth
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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. kruegeriRagusa, 1904
  • Syntomis querciiVerity, 1914
  • Syntomis herthula ab. marjanoidesStauder, 1921
  • Amata mariana albionicaDufay, 1965
  • Syntomis albionica f. valbellensisChauliac, 1986
  • Syntomis marjana r. pedemontiiRocci, 1941
  • Amata teriolicaObraztsov, 1966
  • Syntomis phegea marjanaStauder, 1913
  • Syntomis marjana macedonicaDaniel, 1934
  • Syntomis marjana bulgaricaDaniel, 1934
  • Syntomis marjana f. sontianaStauder, 1928
  • Amata marjana odessanaObraztsov, 1935
  • Amata (Syntomis) sheljuzhkoiObraztsov, 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]

Contents

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

Subspecies

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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