Species of plume moth
Crombrugghia tristis is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in most of Europe, except the Benelux, Great Britain, Ireland and Scandinavia.[1] It is also known from southern Siberia, Asia Minor and central Asia.[2] The habitat consists of sandy areas overgrown with Hieracium.
The wingspan is 16–17 millimetres (0.63–0.67 in), making it the smallest species in the genus Crombrugghia. It is greyish, light-brown coloured.[3]
The larvae feed on Hieracium echioides, Hieracium umbeliferum, Hieracium dubium, Hieracium cymosum, Hieracium piloselloides, Hieracium fallax, Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium amplexicaule.[4]
References
Further reading