Jordanita globulariae
Appearance
(Redirected from Scarce forester)
Scarce forester | |
---|---|
![]() | |
![]() | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Jordanita |
Species: | J. globulariae
|
Binomial name | |
Jordanita globulariae (Hübner, 1793)
| |
Synonyms | |
|
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]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Buckler_W_The_larv%C3%A6_of_the_British_butterflies_and_moths_PlateXVIII.jpg/140px-Buckler_W_The_larv%C3%A6_of_the_British_butterflies_and_moths_PlateXVIII.jpg)
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.