Jordanita rungsi

Jordanita rungsi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Jordanita
Species: J. rungsi
Binomial name
Jordanita rungsi
(Dujardin, 1973)
Synonyms
  • Adscita rungsi Dujardin, 1973

Jordanita rungsi is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is found in the central areas of the Middle Atlas in Morocco.

The length of the forewings is 11.9-12.2 mm for males and 11-11.2 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Carthamus calvus. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.

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