Jordanita minutissima

Jordanita minutissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Jordanita
Species:	J. minutissima
Binomial name
	Jordanita minutissima; (Oberthür, 1916)
Synonyms
	Procris minutissima Oberthür, 1916;

Jordanita minutissima is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is found in the Saharan Atlas and the Aurès Mountains.

The length of the forewings is 6.5–7 mm for males and females. Adults are on wing from May to June.

The larvae probably feed on Carthamus or Echinops species.

References[]

C. M. Naumann, W. G. Tremewan: The Western Palaearctic Zygaenidae. Apollo Books, Stenstrup 1999, ISBN 87-88757-15-3

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