Crombrugghia reichli
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Crombrugghia reichli is a moth
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the eastern Mediterranean region, including Cyprus
and Turkey
.
The wingspan
is 19-24 mm. Adults are on wing in May (Turkey) and from July to August (in Cyprus). There is one or possibly two generations per year.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
of the Pterophoridae family. It is found in the eastern Mediterranean region, including Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 19-24 mm. Adults are on wing in May (Turkey) and from July to August (in Cyprus). There is one or possibly two generations per year.