Jordanita anatolica is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in Nakhchivan, southern Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Egypt and north-eastern Libya. In the east, the range extends to Iraq and Iran.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Jordanita |
| Species: | J. anatolica
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| Jordanita anatolica (Naufock, 1929)
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The length of the forewings is 8.8–10.5 mm for males and 7.9–9.2 mm for females.
The larvae feed on Echinops spinosus. They mine the leaves of their host plant.
Subspecies
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- Jordanita anatolica kruegeri (Turati, 1930) (Libya, Egypt)
References
edit- C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3
External links
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