Rhagades amasina
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| Species: | R. amasina
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| Rhagades amasina (Herrich-Schäffer, 1851)[1]
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Rhagades amasina is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is known from Greece (Kos and Rhodes), Turkey, northern Syria and Lebanon.
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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