Jordanita carolae
| Jordanita carolae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Jordanita |
| Species: | J. carolae |
| Binomial name | |
| Jordanita carolae (Dujardin, 1973) | |
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Jordanita carolae is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the south-eastern High Atlas in Morocco on altitudes between 1,000 and 1,500 meters.
The length of the forewings is 8.2-9.1 mm for males and 8-8.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from the end of April to the end of May.
The larvae probably feed on Echinops spinosus. When full-grown, they mine the leaves of their host plant.
References
- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
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