Jordanita tenuicornis

Jordanita tenuicornis is a moth of the family Zygaenidae.
Distribution.
It is found in southern and central Italy and Sicily.
Description.
The length of the forewings is 10–12.8 mm for males and 8–10.8 mm for females.
Biology.
The young larvae of subspecies "turatii" feed on "Carlina vulgaris" 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).
Etymology.
The species name is derived from "tenuis" (meaning thin) and "cornu" (meaning horn) and refers to the thin antennae of this species.