Amata kruegeri


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.

Subspecies

  • Amata kruegeri kruegeri
  • Amata kruegeri albionica Dufay, 1965
  • Amata kruegeri marjana
  • Amata kruegeri odessana Obraztsov, 1935
  • Amata kruegeri pedemontii
  • Amata kruegeri quercii
  • ''Amata kruegeri sheljuzhkoi''