Crombrugghia laetus

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 Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1847.

Crombrugghia laetus
Cronbrugghia laetus male genitalia preparation
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Crombrugghia
Species:
C. laetus
Binomial name
Crombrugghia laetus
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
List
    • Oxyptilus laetus (Zeller, 1847)
    • Pterophorus laetus Zeller, 1847
    • Oxyptilus lantoscanus Milliere, 1883
    • Pterophorus loetidactylus Bruand d'Uzelle, 1859

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.[1]

The wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in).[2]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Andryala species (including Andryala integrifolia and Andryala pinnatifida) and Hieracium tomentosum.[3]

References
  1. 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
  2. Kimber, Ian. "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)". UKmoths. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  3. Ellis, W N. "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847) scarce light plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2020.



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