Jordanita minutissima

Jordanita minutissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Jordanita
Species: J. minutissima
Binomial name
Jordanita minutissima
(Oberthür, 1916)
Synonyms
  • Procris minutissima Oberthür, 1916

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

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