Jordanita maroccana

Jordanita maroccana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Jordanita
Species: J. maroccana
Binomial name
Jordanita maroccana
(Naufock, 1937)
Synonyms
  • Procris maroccana Naufock, 1937

Jordanita maroccana is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the Middle Atlas in Morocco. It is found up to altitudes of 2,000 meters.

The length of the forewings is 11.1-12.3 mm for males and 10.5–12 mm for females. Adults are on wing from April to the beginning of June.

The larvae probably feed on Carthamus species.

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