Blackthorn crest
Dichomeris derasella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The blackthorn crest (Dichomeris derasella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the blackthorn crest
- Weight
- Not recorded
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- Not recorded
- Conservation status
- Not recorded
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the blackthorn crest live?
Not recorded
Is the blackthorn crest endangered?
No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.
How is the blackthorn crest classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusDichomeris
- SpeciesDichomeris derasella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
Synonyms Dichomeris coreanus, Dichomeris fasciella, Dichomeris paranthes, Phalaena derasella, Rhinosia fasciella, Tinea derasella, Tinea fasciella, Ypsolophus fasciellus, Ypsolophus unguiculatus
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- lehtoviiksikoiFinnish
- rozsdás sarlósmolyHungarian
- 고려삼각수염뿔나방Korean
- SleedoornpalpmotDutch
- psota hrdzavožltáSlovak
- slånnålmalSwedish
- ockranålmalSwedish
Relatives of the blackthorn crest
Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.
Black-edged dichomeris
Dichomeris heriguronis
Indented dichomeris moth
Dichomeris inserrata
Palmerworm moth
Dichomeris ligulella
Buffy dichomeris
Dichomeris aleatrix
Bilobed dichomeris
Dichomeris bilobella
Copa dichomeris moth
Dichomeris copa
CompareBlackthorn crest vs Black-edged dichomerisBlackthorn crest vs Indented dichomeris mothBlackthorn crest vs Palmerworm mothBlackthorn crest vs Buffy dichomeris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the blackthorn crest?
The blackthorn crest (Dichomeris derasella) belongs to the family Gelechiidae in the order Lepidoptera.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits · CC BY 4.0 · v1
Oliveira, B.F., São-Pedro, V.A., Santos-Barrera, G., Penone, C. & Costa, G.C. (2017) AmphiBIO, a global database for amphibian ecological traits. Scientific Data 4: 170123. https://doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2017.123. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.4644424.v5 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
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Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - EltonTraits 1.0: species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals · CC0 1.0 · 1.0
Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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