Jordanita globulariae

Scarce forester
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Jordanita
Species: J. globulariae
Binomial name
Jordanita globulariae
(Hübner, 1793)
Synonyms
  • Adscita globulariae
  • Sphinx globulariae Hübner, 1793

Jordanita globulariae, also known as the scarce forester, is a day-flying moth of the Zygaenidae family.

Distribution

It is found from the western part of the Iberian Peninsula through western, central and eastern Europe to the Ural. In the south, the range extends through the Balkan Peninsula to north-western Turkey.[1]

Description

The length of the forewings is 10.5–17 mm for males and 7.7–10.1 mm for females.[1] Like the cistus forester, the adult moth is iridescent blue green with dark legs and antennae. It is found on sunny days flying in chalk or limestone grassland.[2]

The larvae feed on Centaurea (knapweed) species, Cirsium tuberosum (tuberous thistle) and Globularia species.

References

  1. 1 2 C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
  2. ↑ Manley, Chris (2008). British Moths and Butterflies. Bloomsbury. p. 100.
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