Jordanita minutissima
| Jordanita minutissima | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Jordanita |
| Species: | J. minutissima |
| Binomial name | |
| Jordanita minutissima (Oberthür, 1916) | |
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Jordanita minutissima is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the Saharan Atlas and the Aurès Mountains.
The length of the forewings is 6.5-7 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
The larvae probably feed on Carthamus or Echinops species.
References
- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
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