Crombrugghia kollari explained

Crombrugghia kollari is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in Spain, Italy, France, Austria and Switzerland and has also been recorded from southern Russia and Turkey.[1] It is an Alpine species.

It is a little larger than Crombrugghia tristis.[2]

The larvae feed on the leaves of Hieracium amplexicaule.[3] Larvae can be found from the beginning of May to the beginning of June.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera . 2011-06-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110815180804/http://entlep.tripod.com/Checklist2.htm . 2011-08-15 . dead .
  2. Web site: On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae). Biostor.org. 21 June 2011. 25 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121025012038/http://biostor.org/reference/1353.text. dead.
  3. Web site: Die Raupe und Puppe von Oxyptilus kollari Stt.. Landes Museum. 21 June 2012.