Jordanita maroccana
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Jordanita maroccana is a butterfly fromthe ram family (Zygaenidae).
features
The moths reach a forewing length of 11.1 to 12.3 millimeters in the males and 10.5 to 12.0 millimeters in the females. The head, thorax and abdomen shimmer dark green, sometimes also bluish green. The head and thorax are very hairy. The antennae are short, have a pronounced comb and consist of 32 to 33 segments. The upper side of the forewings shimmers bluish or gray-green. The hind wings are dark brown and opaque . The undersides of the wings are black-brown and have a faint bluish tinge.
In the male, the Aedeagus has a short comma-shaped cornutus.
The ostium of the females is broad, the antrum bulged. The latter is heavily sclerotized and has laterally located comb-like sclerotization with a smooth surface. The ductus bursae is strongly grooved, wider at the base, kinked distally , narrower and slightly twisted. The corpus bursae is spherical.
Similar species
The populations of Jordanita algirica occurring in the Middle Atlas have slightly narrower wings, the fore wing tops are golden green and shimmer more strongly, the hind wings are lighter and more translucent.
In Adscita mauretanica , the last segments of the antennae have melted into platelets that end in a truncated cone. The antennae of J. maroccana are pointed.
Jordanita benderi is larger, the wings are more translucent and colored differently.
In none of the above types are the head and thorax hairy. All similar species can be distinguished genitally morphologically from J. maroccana .
distribution
Jordanita maroccana is endemic to Morocco and occurs there from the low altitudes of the hills of the Pays Zaïr Zaïane to an altitude of 2000 meters in the Middle Atlas .
biology
The moths fly from April to early June, depending on the altitude. So far nothing is known about the biology of the species. It is believed that the caterpillars develop like the related species of safflower .
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. 129 (English).
literature
- CM Naumann, WG Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae . 1st edition. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3 (English).