Rhagades amasina
Rhagades amasina is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is known from Greece (Kos and Rhodes), Turkey, northern Syria and Lebanon.
| Rhagades amasina | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Rhagades |
| Species: | R. amasina |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhagades amasina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)[1] | |
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The length of the forewings is 9–10.5 mm for males and 8.5–9.5 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Prunus and Crataegus species. They skeletonise the leaves of their host plant. Pupation takes in place in a white cocoon.
References
- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
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