page_title: Nine-spotted moth
section_title: Biology
hierarchical_section_title: Nine-spotted moth / Biology
caption_attribution_description: English: Caterpillar of Amata phegea Italiano: Bruco di Amata phegea (Amata Fegea)
context_page_description: The nine-spotted moth or yellow belted burnet is a moth in the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae.
context_section_description: This species has one generation per year (univoltine). 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). 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.
caption: Caterpillar
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