Identification of the Italian species of the genus Amata

Identification of the Italian species of the genus Amata (from Bertaccini et al., 1997):
http://www.entomologiitaliani.net/public/forum/phpBB3/download/file.php?id=54272
(on the fore wing the small spot is n. 4 in marjana=kruegeri, n. 6 in ragazzii and phegea ssp. ligata; on the hind wing the distal spot is smaller both in marjana=kruegeri and in ragazzii, not in phegea)

Taxa in Italy according to Noctuidae Europaeae volume 13 (2011):
Amata phegea ligata (Műller, 1766)
Amata ragazzii ragazzii (Turati, 1917)
Amata ragazzii silaensis Obraztsov, 1966
Amata ragazzii asperomontana (Stauder, 1917)
Amata marjana marjana (Stauder, 1913)
= kruegeri marjana
Amata marjana quercii (Verity, 1914)
= kruegeri kruegeri
"The nomenclature of Leraut (2006) of "Amata marjana" is confused... indicating that Amata marjana sensu Leraut is A. ragazzii and A. kruegeri of Leraut correspons to our A. marjana."

According to this article quercii is a valid species, distinct from marjana:
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13127-020-00474-9

Posted on May 6, 2018 12:07 PM by claudioflamigni