Jordanita chloros
Jordanita chloros is a moth of the family Zygaenidae. Distribution. It is found from southern France, Italy and south-eastern Switzerland through southern, central and eastern Europe to the Caucasus, Turkey, northern Syria and northern Iraq. It is also found in eastern Kazakhstan and southern Sibiria. Description. The length of the forewings is 7.8–12.8 mm for males and 7.6–11.5 mm for females. Biology. The larvae of subspecies "chloros" have been recorded feeding on "Centaurea paniculata" in France, "Centaurea stoebe" in Germany and "Centaurea maculosa" in Switzerland and northern Italy. In Austria and Hungary, the larvae feed on "Centaurea  scabiosa", "Centaurea jacea" and "Centaurea triumfetti", while "Carduus uncinutus", "Carduus arabicus", "Carduus salonitana" and "Jurinea sordida" are the food plants in Ukraine. Larvae of subspecies "hades" feed on "Staehelenia uniflosculosa" in Greece. Pupation takes place in a white cocoon at the ground. Adults are on wing from mid-June to August. Etymology. The name of the species is derived from the Greek χλωρός (meaning bright green).