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Jordanita rungsi

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Jordanita rungsi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Jordanita
Species:
J. rungsi
Binomial name
Jordanita rungsi
(Dujardin, 1973)
Synonyms
  • Adscita rungsi Dujardin, 1973

Jordanita rungsi is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in the central areas of the Middle Atlas in Morocco.

The length of the forewings is 11.9–12.2 mm for males and 11.0–11.2 mm for females.

The larvae feed on Carthamus calvus. Pupation takes place in a cocoon in the soil.

References

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  • C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
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