Brachmia blandella

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Brachmia blandella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Gelechiidae
Genus: Brachmia
Species:
B. blandella
Binomial name
Brachmia blandella
(Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Tinea blandellaFabricius, 1798
  • Gelechia gerronellaZeller, 1850

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]

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References

  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. microlepidoptera.nl Archived June 7, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
  3. "LOT Moths and Butterflies". Archived from the original on 2013-08-26. Retrieved 2013-09-02.
  4. UK Moths