Bracken neb
Monochroa cytisella (Curtis, 1837)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The bracken neb (Monochroa cytisella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the bracken neb
- 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 bracken neb live?
Not recorded
Is the bracken neb 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 bracken neb classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusMonochroa
- SpeciesMonochroa cytisella (Curtis, 1837)
Synonyms Anacampsis fuscipennis, Aristotelia clinosema, Cleodora cytisella, Eupleuris coenulentella, Gelechia walkeriella, Monochroa caenulentella, Monochroa clinosema, Monochroa fuscipennis, Monochroa walkeriella, Paltodora cytisella, Paltodora cytisella var. griseocapitella
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- Adlerfarn-PalpenfalterGerman
- sananjalkakaitakoiFinnish
- エゾマエチャキバガJapanese
- VarenboegsprietmotDutch
- psota orličníkováSlovak
- örnbräkenmalSwedish
- örnbräkensmalSwedish
Relatives of the bracken neb
Other species in the same genus Monochroa.
Knotweed neb
Monochroa hornigi
Buff-marked neb
Monochroa lucidella
Pembroke neb
Monochroa elongella
Coast neb
Monochroa moyses
Common plain neb
Monochroa tenebrella
Sedge neb
Monochroa arundinetella
CompareBracken neb vs Knotweed nebBracken neb vs Buff-marked nebBracken neb vs Pembroke nebBracken neb vs Coast neb
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the bracken neb?
The bracken neb (Monochroa cytisella) 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.
- Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
Wikimedia Commons contributors. Wikimedia Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org (each file credited to its author under its own licence). - 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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