Jordanita cirtana
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Jordanita cirtana is a butterfly fromthe ram family (Zygaenidae).
features
The moths reach a forewing length of 8.0 to 10.0 millimeters in the males and 7.0 to 10.0 millimeters in the females. The head, thorax and abdomen are covered with long, hair-like, shaggy scales . These are greenish black and have a faint bluish tinge, especially on the thorax. The antennae are short and strong and have a strong shaft. With the exception of the tip, they are heavily combed and consist of 30 to 32 segments. The upper surface of the forewings is dark brown, green or sometimes bluish and does not have a metallic sheen because of the hair-like, long, shiny scales. The upper side of the hind wing is dark gray and slightly translucent . The undersides of the wings are gray and have a faint greenish or bluish sheen in newly hatched specimens.
The male aedeagus is short and about four times longer than it is wide. He has two large and four to five small cornuti. One of the two large cornuti is comma-shaped, the other straight.
In females, the prebursa is translucent and almost spherical; it is provided with ring-shaped sclerotization .
Similar species
J. cirtana has no similar species and can be recognized by its size, the dark color combined with the non-metallic sheen, the shaggy body and the shape of the antennae. The morphology of the genitals also allows an unequivocal determination.
distribution
Jordanita cirtana is only known from northern Algeria and Tunisia .
biology
The moths fly from May to June. So far nothing is known about the biology of the species.
swell
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d C. M. Naumann, WG Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae . 1st edition. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3 , pp. 130 (English).
literature
- CM Naumann, WG Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae . 1st edition. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3 (English).