Fen crest
Brachmia inornatella (Douglas, 1850)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The fen crest (Brachmia inornatella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the fen 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 fen crest live?
Not recorded
Is the fen 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 fen crest classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusBrachmia
- SpeciesBrachmia inornatella (Douglas, 1850)
Synonyms Gelechia inornatella
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- ruokoviiksikoiFinnish
- PoeltjespalpmotDutch
- psota trsťováSlovak
- vasspalpmalSwedish
- vassbågpalpmalSwedish
Relatives of the fen crest
Other species in the same genus Brachmia.
CompareFen crest vs Gorse crestFen crest vs MothFen crest vs Brachmia procursellaFen crest vs Brachmia antichroa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the fen crest?
The fen crest (Brachmia inornatella) 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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“Fen crest (Brachmia inornatella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/fen-crest.
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title = {Fen crest (Brachmia inornatella)},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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