Crombrugghia laetus

Crombrugghia laetus is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It is found in southern Europe, North Africa, the Canary Islands, Asia Minor and Iraq.

Crombrugghia laetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pterophoridae
Genus: Crombrugghia
Species:
C. laetus
Binomial name
Crombrugghia laetus
(Zeller, 1847)
Synonyms
  • Oxyptilus laetus (Zeller, 1847)
  • Pterophorus laetus Zeller, 1847
  • Oxyptilus lantoscanus Milliere, 1883
  • Pterophorus loetidactylus Bruand d'Uzelle, 1859

The wingspan is 14–23 millimetres (0.55–0.91 in).

The larvae feed on Andryala species (including Andryala pinnatifida).

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