Trachonitis cristella explained

Trachonitis cristella is a species of snout moth in the genus Trachonitis. It was described by Michael Denis and Ignaz Schiffermüller in 1775, although some sources attribute it to Jacob Hübner. It is found in much of Europe, including Portugal, France, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, Greece, Romania, Ukraine and Russia.^[1]

The wingspan is 20–26 mm.^[2]

The larvae feed on Betula species.^[3]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181300/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=442423 Fauna Europaea
2. http://www.hantsmoths.org.uk/species/1437a.php Hants Moths
3. http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/research/projects/hostplants/search/detail.dsml?PK_MainID=109833&PGenus=betula&beginIndex=2194&listPageURL=list.dsml%3fbeginIndex%3d2190%26PGenus%3dbetula&searchPageURL=index.dsml%3fbeginIndex%3d2190%26PGenus%3dbetula HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants