Jordanita paupera
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Jordanita |
| Species: | J. paupera |
| Binomial name | |
| Jordanita paupera | |
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Jordanita paupera is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Turkey, Transcaucasia, Jordan, northern Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, extending to the Amur and Korea in the east.
The forewing length is 12–12.8 mm for males and 9–10.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from June to July.
The larvae feed on Artemisia species.
References
- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
External links
- Lepiforum e. V.
- Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine