Jordanita anatolica
Jordanita anatolica is a butterfly of the family of burnet ( Zygaenidae ).
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a forewing length 8.8 to 10.5 mm in males and from 7.9 to 9.2 mm in females. The front wings are about 4 millimeters wide. Head, thorax and abdomen are dark and shimmering greenish to bronze. The moths are slightly hairy. The antennae are short and consist of 35 to 38 segments. The front upper wing surface is brownish olive green, it glows only dimly and is mostly lackluster. The rear upper wing surface is brownish-black, thick and scaly on the wing base has a more or less translucent stain. The underwings are dark gray-brown. Populations in the eastern part of the Mediterranean basin are highly variable.
In the males are the Valven without processus, the dorsal part is longer than the ventral. The aedeagus bears one to three Cornuti. The 8th Abdominalsternit reaches the rear edge of the segment.
The Präbursa has with the strongly sclerotized conical proximal and spherical less strongly sclerotized distal part of a characteristic shape. The latter part is short, lateral hyaline appendages are present. The ductus bursae Präbursa is the right angle and with 4-7 tooth-like structures provided which are arranged in a circle. The ostium is almost translucent and not sclerotized.
The egg is previously undescribed.
The caterpillar has a gray-brown body. The back is dark brown and has in the middle a broad white band. The warts are occupied and light brown with white bristles.
The doll is previously undescribed. The cocoon is covered with sand particles and is applied to the soil surface under the food plant.
Similar Species
The front wing tops of similar type Jordanita chloros are yellowish green or yellowish brown and usually have a bright metallic luster. The thorax and forewings base shimmer blue. The front wing tops of Jordanita graeca and Jordanita syriaca have a strong green glow. The similar species can be distinguished genitalmorphologisch.
Subspecies
The populations in Libya and Egypt represent the subspecies Jordanita anatolica kruegeri ( Turati, 1930). It has a very small and narrow wings and the base consists of a lighter green color than is the case in typical specimens of J. anatolica from Turkey. In addition, the color of the bodywork is translucent, as is the case with Turkish populations.
Dissemination
Jordanita anatolica occurs in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, in southern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and the north- eastern Libya. In the east, the range extends to Iraq and Iran. The species colonized rocky or sandy grasslands with steppe or semi-desert vegetation.
Biology
The moths have a very short phase of activity and rest the remaining time in the vegetation. The caterpillars live on the Kugeldistelart Echinops spinosus and nate in the leaves.