Crombrugghia kollari
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.[2] It is an Alpine species.
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Crombrugghia |
| Species: | C. kollari |
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It is a little larger than Crombrugghia tristis. It has a very characteristically grey-whitish colour with some specimens being almost white.[3]
The larvae feed on the leaves of Hieracium amplexicaule.[4] Larvae can be found from the beginning of May to the beginning of June.
References
- "Crombrugghia kollari". Fauna Europaea. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- "Tentative Checklist of the Turkish Lepidoptera". Archived from the original on 2011-08-15. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
- "On the Systematics and Origin of the Generic Group oxyptilus Zeller (Lep. Alucitidae)". Biostor.org. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
- "Die Raupe und Puppe von Oxyptilus kollari Stt" (PDF). Landes Museum. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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