Jordanita cognata
Jordanita cognata is a butterfly of the family of burnet ( Zygaenidae ).
- 4.1 Notes and references
- 4.2 Literature
Features
The moths reach a forewing length 14.0 to 17.5 mm in males and from 10.5 to 11.5 mm in females. Head, thorax and abdomen golden shimmer. Head and thorax are slightly hairy. The antennae are very long and narrow, heavily combed and strongly acuminate. They consist of 38 to 41 segments. The front upper wing surface shimmers green, newly hatched specimens have a faint bluish tinge. The hind wings are light gray and slightly translucent. The wing undersides are light gray and not filled with shiny scales.
The aedeagus of the male is large, the distal part is only slightly wider than the proximal. In the center is a characteristic constriction. The Cornutus is G -shaped.
In females, the ostium is wide. The antrum is wide, bulged laterally strongly sclerotized proximally and has a narrow ring. It is translucent and slightly tapered distally. 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 ovoid.
Similar Species
Jordanita Benderi is slightly smaller and shimmering bluish. The similar species has darker, bluish-green forewings tops and is densely scaly. The body is greenish, the antennae are shorter and consist of about 36 segments. The aedeagus is much smaller and its distal portion is much wider than the proximal portion. J. Benderi occurs only in Morocco, while J. cognata is found in Algeria and Tunisia.
Dissemination
Jordanita cognata occurs in northern Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
Biology
The moths fly from April to May For other habit of the species, there has been no information.