Gorse crest
Brachmia blandella (Fabricius, 1798)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The gorse crest (Brachmia blandella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the gorse 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 gorse crest live?
Not recorded
Is the gorse 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 gorse crest classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusBrachmia
- SpeciesBrachmia blandella (Fabricius, 1798)
Synonyms Brachmia gerronella, Cladodes gerronella, Gelechia gerronella, Tinea blandella
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- pikkuviiksikoiFinnish
- Rudoji brachmijaLithuanian
- PuntvleugelpalpmotDutch
- psota útesovcováSlovak
- ängspalpmalSwedish
- ängsgräsbågpalpmalSwedish
Relatives of the gorse crest
Other species in the same genus Brachmia.
CompareGorse crest vs Fen crestGorse crest vs MothGorse crest vs Brachmia procursellaGorse crest vs Brachmia antichroa
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the gorse crest?
The gorse crest (Brachmia blandella) 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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