| Gorse crest | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Gelechiidae |
| Genus: | Brachmia |
| Species: | B. blandella |
| Binomial name | |
| Brachmia blandella (Fabricius, 1798) | |
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Brachmia blandella, the gorse crest, is a moth of the family Gelechiidae. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Slovenia and Croatia. [1] The habitat consists of woodland margins and heath.
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. [2] Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year. [3]
The larvae feed on Ulex europaeus . The species overwinters as a young larva in a slight spinning on the host plant. Pupation takes place in early June. [4]
