Jordanita tenuicornis
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Jordanita tenuicornis is a moth
of the Zygaenidae
family.
and Centaurea ambigua, while mature larvae of this subspecies mine the leaves of Cirsium arvense
and Centaurea
species. The mine has the form of a fleck mine. The opening is a slit at the side of the mine.
Adults are on wing from April (on Sicily) to July (mountains of Italy).
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Zygaenidae
Zygaenidae
The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. There are about 1000 species. Various species are commonly known as Burnet or Forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots,...
family.
Biology
The young larvae of ssp. turatii feed on Carlina vulgarisCarlina vulgaris
Carline Thistle is a species of the genus Carlina....
and Centaurea ambigua, while mature larvae of this subspecies mine the leaves of Cirsium arvense
Cirsium arvense
Cirsium arvense is a species of Cirsium, native throughout Europe and northern Asia, and widely introduced elsewhere. The standard English name in its native area is Creeping Thistle.-Alternate names:...
and Centaurea
Centaurea
Centaurea is a genus of between 350 and 600 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich...
species. The mine has the form of a fleck mine. The opening is a slit at the side of the mine.
Adults are on wing from April (on Sicily) to July (mountains of Italy).
Subspecies
- Jordanita tenuicornis tenuicornis (southern Italy and Sicily)
- Jordanita tenuicornis turatii (Bartel, 1906) (central Italy)