Heather neb
Aristotelia ericinella (Zeller, 1839)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The heather neb (Aristotelia ericinella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the heather 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 heather neb live?
Not recorded
Is the heather 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 heather neb classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusAristotelia
- SpeciesAristotelia ericinella (Zeller, 1839)
Synonyms Aristotelia ericinella ab. silendrella, Ergatis ericinella, Gelechia ericinella, Oecophora ericinella
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- Stribet lyngpalpemølDanish
- kanervahohtokoiFinnish
- Csarabos sarlósmolyHungarian
- HeidepistoolmotDutch
- psota vresovcováSlovak
- blystrimmig ljungmalSwedish
Relatives of the heather neb
Other species in the same genus Aristotelia.
Thrift neb
Aristotelia brizella
Brown fen neb
Aristotelia subdecurtella
Elegant Aristotelia
Aristotelia elegantella
Pink-washed Aristotelia
Aristotelia roseosuffusella
Ruby Aristotelia moth
Aristotelia rubidella
Acacia Aristotelia
Aristotelia corallina
CompareHeather neb vs Thrift nebHeather neb vs Brown fen nebHeather neb vs Elegant AristoteliaHeather neb vs Pink-washed Aristotelia
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the heather neb?
The heather neb (Aristotelia ericinella) 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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CreatureData. (2026). Heather neb (Aristotelia ericinella). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/heather-neb
“Heather neb (Aristotelia ericinella).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/heather-neb.
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title = {Heather neb (Aristotelia ericinella)},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}