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Scientific classification 
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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) | |
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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. 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.
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
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| Brachmia blandella | |
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