Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Zygaenidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Jordanita | |
Similar Jordanita, Theresimima ampellophaga, Jordanita globulariae, Zygaenidae | ||
Jordanita anatolica is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. 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 the leaves of their host plant.
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