Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Gelechiidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Brachmia | |
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Similar Acompsia cinerella, Bryotropha domestica, Helcystogramma rufescens, Aristotelia ericinella, Bryotropha | ||
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Brachmia blandella, the gorse crest, is a moth of the Gelechiidae family. It is found in most of Europe, except Ireland, Slovenia and Croatia. The habitat consists of woodland margins and heath.
The wingspan is 12–14 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August. There is one generation per year.
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.
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