Kurtharzia nugatoria (Navás, 1908)
![Kurtharzia nugatoria: Female (Castellòn, Spain, July 2013) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/nugatoria_w2013.jpg "Kurtharzia nugatoria: Female (Castellòn, Spain, July 2013) [N]")
![Kurtharzia nugatoria: Female (Castellòn, July 2013) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/nugatoria_2w2013.jpg "Kurtharzia nugatoria: Female (Castellòn, July 2013) [N]")
![Kurtharzia nugatoria: Mating (Castellòn, July 2013) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/nugatoria_kop2013.jpg "Kurtharzia nugatoria: Mating (Castellòn, July 2013) [N]")
![Kurtharzia nugatoria: Male (Castellòn, July 2013) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/nugatoria_m2013.jpg "Kurtharzia nugatoria: Male (Castellòn, July 2013) [N]")
![Kurtharzia nugatoria: Male (Spain, Castellòn, late Juli 2013) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/nugatoria_2m2013.jpg "Kurtharzia nugatoria: Male (Spain, Castellòn, late Juli 2013) [N]")
![Kurtharzia nugatoria: Habitat (Castellòn, Xodos, 1000m asl, July 2013) [N]](bilder1/pamphagidae/nugatoria_h2013.jpg "Kurtharzia nugatoria: Habitat (Castellòn, Xodos, 1000m asl, July 2013) [N]")
Nutrition:
The species feeds on herbs. I observed feeding on Euphorbia inflorescences.
Habitat:
Kurtharzia nugatoria inhabits stony and grazed grasslands and garrigues in medium high altitudes.
Life cycle:
The adults appear in summer. They mostly stay on the ground and climb only for feeding onto herbs.
Remarks:
Kurtharzia nugatoria is endemic to lower mountain ranges in eastern Spain. I observed it northwest of Castellòn.
