Flame neb
Chrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The flame neb (Chrysoesthia drurella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the flame 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 flame neb live?
Not recorded
Is the flame 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 flame neb classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusChrysoesthia
- SpeciesChrysoesthia drurella (Fabricius, 1775)
Synonyms Chrysoesthia hermannella, Chrysoesthia zinckeella, Cosmopteryx druryella, Cosmopteryx hierochloae, Cosmopteryx orichalcea, Cosmopteryx orichalciella, Tinea drurella, Tinea myllerella, Tinea zinckeella
Other names and names in other languages (11)
- Flame crestEnglish
- Goosefoot leafminer mothEnglish
- Spinach mothEnglish
- makadlovka ozdobnáCzech
- kaunosavikkakoiFinnish
- labodarágó sarlósmolyHungarian
- ヘルマンアカザキバガJapanese
- GloriemotDutch
- psota láskavcováSlovak
- praktmållmalSwedish
- praktmållemalSwedish
Relatives of the flame neb
Other species in the same genus Chrysoesthia.
CompareFlame neb vs Six-spot nebFlame neb vs Chrysoesthia aletrisFlame neb vs Chrysoesthia amseliFlame neb vs Chrysoesthia atriplicella
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the flame neb?
The flame neb (Chrysoesthia drurella) 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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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
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