''Jordanita cirtana'' is a
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of w ...
of the family
Zygaenidae first described by
Hippolyte Lucas in 1849. It is found in northern
Algeria
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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
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Procridinae
Moths described in 1849
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