Jordanita globulariae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Jordanita |
| Species: | J. globulariae
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| Binomial name | |
| Jordanita globulariae (Hübner, 1793)
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Jordanita globulariae, also known as the scarce forester, is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae.
Distribution
[edit]It is found from the western part of the Iberian Peninsula through western, central and eastern Europe to the Ural. In the south, the range extends through the Balkan Peninsula to north-western Turkey.[1]
Description
[edit]The length of the forewings is 10.5–17 mm for males and 7.7–10.1 mm for females.[1] Like the cistus forester, the adult moth is iridescent blue green with dark legs and antennae. It is found on sunny days flying in chalk or limestone grassland.[2]
The larvae feed on Centaurea (knapweed) species, Cirsium tuberosum (tuberous thistle) and Globularia species.
References
[edit]- ^ a b C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
- ^ Manley, Chris (2008). British Moths and Butterflies. Bloomsbury. p. 100.