Amata kruegeri explained

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)

External links

• Lepiforum e.V.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . April 3, 2019 . Amata kruegeri (Ragusa, 1904) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . October 29, 2019.
2. Web site: Amata (Genus) . ZipcodeZoo.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20120607003811/http://zipcodezoo.com/Key/Animalia/Amata_Genus.asp . 7 June 2012.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223130212/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=446952 Fauna Europaea
4. http://www.leps.it/indexjs.htm?SpeciesPages/SyntoKrueg.htm Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa