''Jordanita hispanica'' is a

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of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

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 Books, Stenstrup 1999, Procridinae Moths described in 1937 Moths of Europe {{Zygaenidae-stub