Jordanita benderi
Jordanita Benderi is a butterfly of the family of burnet ( Zygaenidae ). The species is dedicated to the discovery Rupprecht Bender.
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a forewing length 11.6 to 14.6 mm in males and 9.2 mm in females. Head, thorax and abdomen shining yellowish green and slightly hairy. The antennae are long and slender, sharply combed, and consist of about 36 segments. The front wing tops shimmer yellowish green. The hind wings are light gray and slightly translucent. The wing undersides are light gray and not filled with shiny scales.
In the males, the aedeagus is small, the distal part is much wider than the proximal part. The Cornutus has a broad base and is comma-shaped. The tip is long discontinued and bent.
In females, the antrum is bulged wide, the proximal ring and the lateral, provided with a comb-like structure half are heavily sclerotized. The rounded distal portion and the other side of the antrum is translucent. The duct bursae is narrow and set laterally to near the ostium. Proximal it is wider and strongly furrowed and distally bent and kinked. The corpus bursae is teardrop shaped.
Egg, caterpillar and pupa have not been described.
Similar Species
Jordanita cognata is a forewing length 14.0 to 17.5 mm in males slightly greater, the front wing tops are yellowish green. The abdomen shimmers intensely golden, the antennae are long and consist of 38 to 41 segments. The aedeagus is considerably larger. He has a different shape and the cornutus is shaped differently.
Jordanita maroccana is smaller and darker, the chest is very hairy. Aedeagus and Cornutus are different.
Jordanita cognata occurs only in Algeria and Tunisia, while J. Benderi is endemic to Morocco.
Jordanita maroccana and J. Benderi are sympatric in Pays Zaer Zaiane in Morocco before and fly at the same time.
Dissemination
Jordanita Benderi comes in Morocco endemic in the hills of the Pays Zaer Zaiane and in the High Atlas.
Biology
The caterpillars develop probably due to the woolly safflower ( Carthamus lanatus ), the characteristic feeding scars and fresh in May at the type locality leaf mines could be found ( Asni, High Atlas ). The moths fly from March to early May.