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. It is found in southern and eastern Europe.

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

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