Amata kruegeri

Ragusa's nine-spotted moth
Scientific 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

External links

• Lepiforum e.V.