| 词条 | Nine-spotted moth |
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| name = Nine-spotted moth | image = Amata phegea.jpg | image_caption=Male of Amata phegea | image2 = Arctiidae - Amata phegea (1).JPG | image2_caption = Female, ventral view | taxon = Amata phegea | authority = (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonyms_ref = [1] | synonyms = {{collapsible list|bullets = true |Sphinx phegea Linnaeus, 1758 |Syntomis phegea (Linnaeus, 1758) |Sphinx ligata Allioni, 1766 |Zygaena quercus Fabricius, 1793 |Sphinx iphimedia Esper, [1804] |Spinx cloelia Esper, 1783 |Spinx cloelia Esper, [1804] |Syntomis phegea bessarabica Stauder, 1924 |Amata phegea bessarabica nat. kijevana Obraztsov, 1936 |Amata (Syntomis) phegea phegea nat. ukrainica Obraztsov, 1966 |Syntomis phegea orientalis Daniel, 1950 }}}} The nine-spotted moth or yellow belted burnet (Amata phegea, formerly Syntomis phegea) is a moth in the family Erebidae ("tiger moths").[2] Distribution and habitatThe nine-spotted moth is chiefly found in southern Europe but also seen up to northern Germany, and in the East to Anatolia and the Caucasus,[3] and there are some populations in the South-Eastern Dutch nature reserves "Leudal" and "De Meinweg". It does not breed in the United Kingdom, but it is a very rare immigrant. The species prefers drier areas, open ranges with shrubs and trees as well as open forests and warm, sunny slopes.[4] DescriptionAmata phegea reaches a wingspan of {{convert|35|-|40|mm}}.[5] Males are smaller than females and have thicker antennae. Wings are blueish black or greenish black with white spots and metallic sheen. The number and the size of spots are quite variable. Usually there are six white spots on the front wings and two or three spots on the hind wings. The body is quite long, with yellow spot on the second segment of the abdomen. A further feature is the prominent yellow ring at the sixth segment of the abdomen. The black thread-like antennae have white tips. The caterpillars can reach a length of about {{convert|5|cm}}. They are gray-black with thick dark brown, fluffy hairs that grow from small growths. The head is reddish-brown.[4]Similar-looking moths include Amata ragazzii (Turati, 1917) and Zygaena ephialtes (Linnaeus, 1758). Z. ephialtes is in the family Zygaenidae and is unpalatable to birds. The nine-spotted moth imitates its appearance (Müllerian mimicry).[6] Both moths are an example of aposematism. BiologyThis species has one generation per year (univoltine).[4] Females lay eggs on a variety of herbs. The larvae hatch in early August and are polyphagous, feeding on a range of herbaceous plants (Plantago, Rumex, Galium, Gramineae, Taraxacum and other low plants).[1][7] The caterpillar hibernates in a silken nest and pupates in May in cocoons on the ground. Adults of this diurnal moth fly on warm sunny days from late May to August, depending on location.[5][4] {{clear|left}}Bibliography
References1. ^1 Funet 2. ^[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id54841/ Biolib] 3. ^Fauna europaea 4. ^1 2 3 Natura Bohemica 5. ^1 [https://ukmoths.org.uk/species/amata-phegea/ UK Moths] 6. ^Richard Dawkins [https://books.google.it/books?id=zH8eDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=amata+phegea+mimicry&source=bl&ots=a90PRykN2t&sig=dSFGAxvqfIzVtgHBTjlYf-4YSqY&hl=it&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj348jnrbXRAhUB4oMKHaTfDLYQ6AEITjAG#v=onepage&q=amata%20phegea%20mimicry&f=false The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene] 7. ^Paolo Mazzei, Daniel Morel, Raniero Panfili Moths and Butterflies of Europe and North Africa External links{{Commonscat|Amata phegea}}{{Wikispecies|Amata phegea}}
5 : Amata (moth)|Moths described in 1758|Moths of Europe|Moths of Asia|Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus |
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