| Crombrugghia tristis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Crombrugghia |
| Species: | C. tristis |
| Binomial name | |
| Crombrugghia tristis (Zeller, 1841) |
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Crombrugghia tristis is a moth of the Pterophoridae family. 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 mm[3], making it the smallest species in the Crombrugghia genus. It is greyish, light-brown coloured.[4]
The larvae feed on Hieracium echioides, Hieracium umbeliferum, Hieracium dubium, Hieracium cymosum, Hieracium piloselloides, Hieracium fallax, Hieracium pilosella and Hieracium amplexicaule.[5]