Jordanita cirtana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Jordanita |
| Species: | J. cirtana
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| Binomial name | |
| Jordanita cirtana (H. Lucas, 1849)
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Jordanita cirtana is a moth of the family Zygaenidae first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849. It is found in northern Algeria and Tunisia.
The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm for males and 7–10 mm for females. Adults are on wing from May to June.
References
[edit]- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
External links
[edit]- "Taxonomy Browser: Jordanita cirtana". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved July 22, 2020.
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