Crombrugghia laetus

Crombrugghia laetus
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; ;

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 wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in).[1]

The larvae feed on the flowers of Andryala species (including Andryala integrifolia and Andryala pinnatifida) and Hieracium tomentosum.[2]

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Ellis, W N. "Crombrugghia laetus (Zeller, 1847) scarce light plume". Plant Parasites of Europe. Retrieved 18 July 2020.

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