Brown fen neb
Aristotelia subdecurtella (Stainton, [1858])
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The brown fen neb (Aristotelia subdecurtella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the brown fen 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 brown fen neb live?
Not recorded
Is the brown fen 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 brown fen neb classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusAristotelia
- SpeciesAristotelia subdecurtella (Stainton, [1858])
Synonyms Ergatis subdecurtella, Gelechia subdecurtella
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- rantahohtokoiFinnish
- Füzényhajtás-sarlósmolyHungarian
- PistoolmotDutch
- psota vrbicováSlovak
- fackelrosmalSwedish
- Echte pistoolmotDutch
Relatives of the brown fen neb
Other species in the same genus Aristotelia.
Thrift neb
Aristotelia brizella
Heather neb
Aristotelia ericinella
Elegant Aristotelia
Aristotelia elegantella
Pink-washed Aristotelia
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Ruby Aristotelia moth
Aristotelia rubidella
Acacia Aristotelia
Aristotelia corallina
CompareBrown fen neb vs Thrift nebBrown fen neb vs Heather nebBrown fen neb vs Elegant AristoteliaBrown fen neb vs Pink-washed Aristotelia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the brown fen neb?
The brown fen neb (Aristotelia subdecurtella) 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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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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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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“Brown fen neb (Aristotelia subdecurtella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/brown-fen-neb.
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