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Jordanita volgensis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Zygaenidae

Scientific name
  
Jordanita volgensis

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Jordanita

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Jordanita budensis, Jordanita notata, Jordanita, Jordanita globulariae, Rhagades pruni

Jordanita volgensis is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is known from eastern Ukraine, southern Russia, Transcaucasia, Turkey and Syria.

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 upperside is blue green or green and the body is dark with a blue-green shimmering. It is known from Transcaucasia.
  • Jordanita volgensis grandis Alberti, 1974: This subspecies is large with forewings reaching a length of up to 15.5 mm in males. It is known from Turkey.

    • References

    Jordanita volgensis Wikipedia
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