Heather sober
Neofaculta ericetella (Geyer, 1832)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The heather sober (Neofaculta ericetella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the heather sober
- 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 sober live?
Not recorded
Is the heather sober 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 sober classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusNeofaculta
- SpeciesNeofaculta ericetella (Geyer, 1832)
Synonyms Acompsia fuscella, Acompsia subatrella, Anacampsis gallinella, Anacampsis lanceolella, Anacampsis quinquemaculella, Gelechia betulae, Gelechia ericetella, Gelechia ericetella var. ramentella, Gelechia simplicella, Lita gallinella, Recurvaria betulea, Tinea ericetella
Other names and names in other languages (6)
- Heather groundlingEnglish
- LyngpalpemølDanish
- kangasjäytäjäkoiFinnish
- HeidepalpmotDutch
- psota vresoviskováSlovak
- ljungstävmalSwedish
Relatives of the heather sober
Other species in the same genus Neofaculta.
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Common questions
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What kind of animal is the heather sober?
The heather sober (Neofaculta ericetella) 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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title = {Heather sober (Neofaculta ericetella)},
author = {{CreatureData}},
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note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}