Host plants:
The larvae feed on lichens and algae on woods.
Habitat:
Woody or shrubby habitats
Life cycle:
The larva hibernates and can be beaten from lichen-rich woods. The moths occur between July and September.
Remarks:
Cryphia ochsi occurs from Northern Spain across S-Europe, Anatolia and S-Russia to Iran. In Central Europe it reaches locally the southern foothills of the Alps (e.g. S-Ticino).
Hints on determination:
Cryphia ochsi can sometimes be separated from similar species like Cryphia algae by genital examination.