Jordanita cirtana
Jordanita cirtana is a butterfly of the family of burnet ( Zygaenidae ).
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a forewing length 8.0 to 10.0 mm in males and 7.0 to 10.0 mm in females. Head, thorax and abdomen are covered with long, hair-like, shaggy scales. These are greenish black and have especially on the thorax a faint bluish tinge. The antennae are short and strong and have a strong stem. They are strong combed with the exception of the top and consist of 30 to 32 segments. The forewings are dark brown, green or sometimes blue and metallic shimmers not because of the hair-like, long, shiny scales. The hind wings are dark gray and slightly translucent. The wing undersides are gray and have at newly hatched specimens a faint greenish or bluish tinge.
The aedeagus of the male is short and about four times longer than wide. It has two large and four to five small Cornuti. One of the two large Cornuti is comma-shaped, the other straight.
In females, the Präbursa is translucent and almost spherical; it is provided with annular Sklerotisierungen.
Similar Species
J. cirtana has no similar species and can be connected based on the size, the dark staining with the non-metallic luster, the shaggy body and the probe shape are detected. The morphology of the genitalia allows for an unambiguous determination.
Dissemination
Jordanita cirtana is so far known only from the north of Algeria and Tunisia.
Biology
The moths fly from May to June. About the biology of the species is so far not known.