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.
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Brachmia blandella (Fabricius, 1798)
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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
edit- ^ 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
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