Crombrugghia laetus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Crombrugghia |
| Species: | C. laetus
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| Binomial name | |
| Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847)
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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 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.[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 ) and .[3]
References[]
- ^ 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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- Oxyptilini
- Insects of the Canary Islands
- Moths described in 1847
- Plume moths of Africa
- Plume moths of Asia
- Plume moths of Europe
- Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
- Pterophorinae stubs