Amata caspia explained

Amata caspia is a species of moth of the subfamily Arctiinae first described by Otto Staudinger in 1877.[1] It is found in south-western Russia, the southern Ural Mountains, the Caucasus, Transcaspia, Kazakhstan and Turkey.[2]

The wingspan is 19–28 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in June and July.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amata (Genus) . ZipcodeZoo.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120607003811/http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Amata_Genus.asp . 7 June 2012.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . 3 April 2019 . Amata caspia (Staudinger, 1877) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . 29 October 2019.