Amata kruegeri

Ragusa's nine-spotted moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
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, Ragusa's nine-spotted moth, is a species of moth of the family Erebidae.[1] It is found in southern and eastern Europe.[2]

The larvae feed on various low-growing plants, including Plantago, Rumex, Galium and Taraxacum species.[3]

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. ↑ Zip Code Zoo_Amata_Genus. 2009
  2. ↑ Fauna Europaea
  3. ↑ Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa


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