Crombrugghia laetus
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Crombrugghia laetus | |
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Cronbrugghia laetus male genitalia preparation | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pterophoridae |
Genus: | Crombrugghia |
Species: | C. laetus
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Crombrugghia laetus | |
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Crombrugghia laetus, also known as the scarce light plume is a moth of the family Pterophoridae, found in southern Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, Asia Minor and Iraq. It was first described by the German entomologist, Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.
Description
The forewings are light brownish-ochreous, more or less suffused with fuscous with two obscure whitish bars on the segments. The cilia have a few black scales. The costal and dorsal have whitish bars. The hindwings are dark grey. The dorsal scale-tooth at 2/3 is small.[2]
The wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in).[3]
The larvae feed on the flowers of Andryala species including common Andryala (Andryala integrifolia), Andryala pinnatifida and Hieracium tomentosum.[4]
References
- ^ "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
- ^ Kimber, Ian. "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)". UKmoths. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Ellis, W N. "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847) scarce light plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
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