Bronze Forester
Jordanita chloros
The Bronze Forester is a small day-flying moth with distinctive metallic bronze-green forewings that shimmer in sunlight. This species belongs to the Zygaenidae family and plays an important role as a pollinator of wildflowers while its caterpillars feed on specific host plants in grassland ecosystems.
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Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Zygaenidae
Genus
Jordanita
Bronze Forester belongs to the family Zygaenidae, order Lepidoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
The Bronze Forester is a small day-flying moth with distinctive metallic bronze-green forewings that shimmer in sunlight. This species belongs to the Zygaenidae family and plays an important role as a pollinator of wildflowers while its caterpillars feed on specific host plants in grassland ecosystems.
The Bronze Forester (Jordanita chloros) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized coastal grassland and cliff-top environments. The species has an extremely restricted range and small population size, making it highly vulnerable to environmental changes and human disturbance in its limited habitat.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Bronze Foresters inhabit species-rich chalk downlands, limestone grasslands, and coastal clifftop meadows where their larval host plants thrive. They require areas with a mosaic of short-grazed turf interspersed with patches of longer grass and abundant wildflowers for nectar sources.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
The Bronze Forester (Jordanita chloros) is critically endangered primarily due to habitat loss and degradation of its specialized coastal grassland and cliff-top environments. The species has an extremely restricted range and small population size, making it highly vulnerable to environmental changes and human disturbance in its limited habitat.
Agricultural intensification
Coastal development and urbanization
Habitat loss and fragmentation
Climate change and sea level rise
Recreational disturbance
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Bronze Forester (Jordanita chloros). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/bronze-forester