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Jordanita paupera

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Jordanita paupera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Jordanita
Species:
J. paupera
Binomial name
Jordanita paupera
(Christoph, 1887)[1]
Synonyms
  • Ino paupera Zeller, 1847

Jordanita paupera is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is known from Turkey, Transcaucasia, Jordan, northern Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazachstan. In the east, it ranges up to the Amur and Korea.

The length of the forewings 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