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Jordanita
''Jordanita'' is a genus of moths of the family Zygaenidae. Selected species * Subgenus ''Roccia'' Alberti, 1954 ** ''Jordanita budensis'' (Speyer & Speyer, 1858) ** ''Jordanita paupera'' (Christoph, 1887) ** ''Jordanita volgensis'' (Möschler, 1862) ** '' Jordanita kurdica'' (Tarmann, 1987) ** '' Jordanita hector'' (Jordan, 1907) ** ''Jordanita notata'' (Zeller, 1847) * Subgenus ''Gregorita'' Povolný & Šmelhaus, 1951 ** ''Jordanita hispanica'' (Alberti, 1937) ** '' Jordanita algirica'' (Tarmann, 1985) ** '' Jordanita minutissima'' (Oberthür, 1916) ** '' Jordanita carolae'' (Dujardin, 1973) ** '' Jordanita rungsi'' (Dujardin, 1973) ** '' Jordanita cognata'' (Herrich-Schäffer, 1852) ** '' Jordanita benderi'' (Rothschild, 1917) ** '' Jordanita maroccana'' (Naufock, 1937) * Subgenus ''Lucasiterna'' Alberti, 1961 ** ''Jordanita cirtana'' (Lucas, 1849) ** '' Jordanita subsolana'' (Staudinger, 1862) * Subgenus ''Rjabovia'' Efetov & Tarmann, 1995 ** '' Jordanita horni'' (Alberti, 1937 ...
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Jordanita Chloros
__NOTOC__ ''Jordanita chloros'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. Distribution It is found from southern France, Italy and south-eastern Switzerland through southern, central and eastern Europe to the Caucasus, Turkey, northern Syria and northern Iraq. It is also found in eastern Kazakhstan and southern Sibiria. Description The length of the forewings is 7.8–12.8 mm for males and 7.6–11.5 mm for females. Biology The larvae of subspecies ''chloros'' have been recorded feeding on '' Centaurea paniculata'' in France, ''Centaurea stoebe'' in Germany and '' Centaurea maculosa'' in Switzerland and northern Italy. In Austria and Hungary, the larvae feed on ''Centaurea scabiosa'', ''Centaurea jacea'' and '' Centaurea triumfetti'', while '' Carduus uncinutus'', '' Carduus arabicus'', '' Carduus salonitana'' and '' Jurinea sordida'' are the food plants in Ukraine. Larvae of subspecies ''hades'' feed on '' Staehelenia uniflosculosa'' in Greece. Pupation takes place in a ...
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Jordanita Tenuicornis
''Jordanita tenuicornis'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. Distribution It is found in southern and central Italy and Sicily. Description The length of the forewings is 10–12.8 mm for males and 8–10.8 mm for females. Biology The young larvae of subspecies ''turatii'' feed on ''Carlina vulgaris ''Carlina vulgaris'', the carline thistle, is a plant species of the genus '' Carlina''. It is a biennial that grows on limestone, chalky or other alkaline grasslands or dunes. The flowers are clusters of very small brown florets surrounded by br ...'' and '' Centaurea ambigua'', while mature larvae of this subspecies mine the leaves of '' Cirsium arvense'' and '' Centaurea'' species. The mine has the form of a fleck mine. The opening is a slit at the side of the mine. Adults are on wing from April (on Sicily) to July (mountains of Italy). Subspecies *''Jordanita tenuicornis tenuicornis'' (southern Italy and Sicily) *''Jordanita tenuicornis turatii'' (Bartel, 1906) ...
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Jordanita Volgensis
''Jordanita volgensis'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is known from eastern Ukraine, southern Russia, Transcaucasia, Turkey and Syria Syria ( ar, سُورِيَا or سُورِيَة, translit=Sūriyā), officially the Syrian Arab Republic ( ar, الجمهورية العربية السورية, al-Jumhūrīyah al-ʻArabīyah as-Sūrīyah), is a Western Asian country loc .... The length of the forewings is 11.5–15.5 mm for males and 8.8–9.5 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June. Subspecies *''Jordanita volgensis volgensis'' (Möschler, 1862): This subspecies has small forewings with a length of 11.5–12 mm. The forewings are transparent and gold to gold green, as is the body. It is known from the Volga region, the Caucasus, the southern Ural region, southern Siberia and northern Kazakhstan. *''Jordanita volgensis muelleri'' Alberti, 1974: This subspecies has small forewings with a length of 11.5–12.5 mm. The forewing up ...
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Jordanita Globulariae
''Jordanita globulariae'', also known as the scarce forester, is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae. Distribution 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.C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae''. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, Description The length of the forewings is 10.5–17 mm for males and 7.7–10.1 mm for females. 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. The larvae feed on '' Centaurea'' (knapweed) species, ''Cirsium tuberosum'' (tuberous thistle) and ''Globularia ''Globularia'' is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest ...
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Jordanita Hispanica
''Jordanita hispanica'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Spain, Portugal and southern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac .... The length of the forewings is 9.1–14.2 mm for males and 6.4–9 mm for females. Individuals from Spain are bigger than those from France. Adults are on wing during the day and feed on the nectar of various flowers, including '' Knautia'', '' Scabiosa'' and '' Centaurea'' species. The larvae have been recorded feeding on '' Centaurea paniculata'' in southern France. They have a black head and a bright green body. Subspecies *''Jordanita hispanica hispanica'' *''Jordanita hispanica danieli'' (Alberti, 1937) (Pyrenees) References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae''. Apollo ...
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Jordanita Cirtana
''Jordanita cirtana'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849. It is found in northern Algeria and Tunisia ) , image_map = Tunisia location (orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = Location of Tunisia in northern Africa , image_map2 = , capital = Tunis , largest_city = capital , .... The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June. References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae''. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, External links * Procridinae Moths described in 1849 {{Zygaenidae-stub ...
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Jordanita Graeca
''Jordanita graeca'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found from southern Slovakia through Hungary, the Balkan Peninsula, Rhodes and Cyprus to southern Russia, Ukraine, Transcaucasia, Turkey, Iran and northern Iraq. The length of the forewings is 7.5–12.5 mm for males and 7–12 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to July. The larvae of subspecies ''graeca'' feed on ''Centaurea melitensis'' and '' Cirsium creticum'', while the larvae of subspecies ''sultana'' feed on '' Centaurea solstitialis'', '' Centaurea salonitana'', '' Carduus arabicus'', ''Carduus uncinatus'', '' Jurinea sordida'' and ''Xeranthemum annuum''. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil beneath the host plant. Subspecies *''Jordanita graeca graeca'' (from Slovakia, Hungary and Ukraine to south-western Turkey) *''Jordanita graeca sultana'' (Alberti, 1937) (the Crimea Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Tau ...
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Jordanita Paupera
''Jordanita paupera'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is known from Turkey, Transcaucasia, Jordan, northern Iran, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. 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 Artemisia may refer to: People * Artemisia I of Caria (fl. 480 BC), queen of Halicarnassus under the First Persian Empire, naval commander during the second Persian invasion of Greece * Artemisia II of Caria (died 350 BC), queen of Caria under th ...'' species. References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae''. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, External linksLepiforum e. V.Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)< ...
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Jordanita Budensis
''Jordanita budensis'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Disjunct distribution, disjunct populations in central Spain, southern France, Italy, eastern Austria, Hungary, the Balkan Peninsula, Greece, Ukraine, the Crimea, the European part of southern Russia, the Caucasus, Transcaucasia, Turkey, southern Siberia, Mongolia and the Amur Oblast, Amur region. The length of the forewings is 12.5–15.5 mm for males and 8–11 mm for females. Adults are on wing during the day. The larvae feed on ''Centaurea paniculata'' in western Europe, ''Centaurea triumfetti'' in central Europe and ''Achillea setacea'' on the Crimea. They leaf miner, mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a fleck mine. The opening is a slit at the very side of the mine. They have a black head and a yellowish-brown body with red-violet lines. Pupation takes place in a thin cocoon under the soil surface. References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearc ...
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Jordanita Anatolica
''Jordanita anatolica'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Nakhchivan, southern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and north-eastern Libya. In the east, the range extends to Iraq and Iran. The length of the forewings is 8.8–10.5 mm for males and 7.9–9.2 mm for females. The larvae feed on '' Echinops spinosus''. They mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extraction or digging * Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging *Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine Grammar *Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun ... the leaves of their host plant. Subspecies *''Jordanita anatolica anatolica'' *''Jordanita anatolica kruegeri'' (Turati, 1930) (Libya, Egypt) References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae''. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, External linksFauna Europaea Procridinae Moths described in 1929 {{Zygaenidae-stub ...
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Jordanita Notata
''Jordanita notata'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found from the Iberian Peninsula and central Europe, through the northern part of the Mediterranean region (including Sicily and Crete) to the Caucasus and Transcaucasia. The length of the forewings is 11–16 mm for males and 7.5–10.5 mm for females. It is an extremely variable species. Individuals from southern Spain are large and bright green or golden green, while specimens from southern France are small. Individuals from the Turkish population are very large and dark in color and specimens from Crete are very small, green and transparent. Adults are on wing from the end of March in Spain and to the beginning of July in Central Europe. They feed on the flower nectar of various flowers, including '' Centaurea'', ''Carduus'' and '' Knautia'' species. The larvae feed on ''Centaurea jacea'', ''Centaurea scabiosa'' and '' Cirsium'' species. They mine Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to: Extracti ...
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Jordanita Vartianae
''Jordanita vartianae'' is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is endemic to southern and central Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i .... The length of the forewings is 13.7–14.7 mm for males and 9.0–9.5 mm for females. References *C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: ''The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae''. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, External linksFauna EuropaeaThe Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
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