Jordanita hector

Jordanita hector
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Jordanita
Species: J. hector
Binomial name
Jordanita hector
(Jordan, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Roccia hector Jordan, 1909

Jordanita hector is a moth of the Zygaenidae family. It is known from southern Turkey and Lebanon.

The length of the forewings is 13–14 mm for males and 9.5–12 mm for females. Adults are on wing at the end of May.

The larvae probably feed on Centaurea cheirolopha.

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