Amata kruegeri

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]

Ragusa's nine-spotted moth
Scientific classification
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

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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