Brachmia blandella

Brachmia blandella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Gelechiidae
Genus:	Brachmia
Species:	B. blandella
Binomial name
	Brachmia blandella; (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms
	Tinea blandella Fabricius, 1798; Gelechia gerronella Zeller, 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]

References

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

External links

lepiforum.de

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[1] Fauna Europaea

[2] rolepidoptera.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

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