Crombrugghia laetus

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Crombrugghia laetus
Cronbrugghia laetus male genitalia preparation
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Crombrugghia
Species:
C. laetus
Binomial name
Crombrugghia laetus
(Zeller, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
List
    • Oxyptilus laetus (Zeller, 1847)
    • Pterophorus laetus Zeller, 1847
    • Oxyptilus lantoscanus Milliere, 1883
    • Pterophorus loetidactylus Bruand d'Uzelle, 1859

Crombrugghia laetus, also known as the scarce light plume is a

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

  1. ^ "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)". Fauna Europaea. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  2. ^ Meyrick, E., 1895 A Handbook of British Lepidoptera MacMillan, London pdf Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Keys and description
  3. ^ Kimber, Ian. "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)". UKmoths. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  4. ^ Ellis, W N. "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847) scarce light plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2020.