Square-spot crest
Hypatima rhomboidella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The square-spot crest (Hypatima rhomboidella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the square-spot 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 square-spot crest live?
Not recorded
Is the square-spot 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 square-spot crest classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusHypatima
- SpeciesHypatima rhomboidella (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms Chelaria conscripta, Chelaria hubnerella, Chelaria rhomboidella, Hypatima conscripta, Hypatima conscriptella, Hypatima hubnerella, Phalaena hubnerella, Phalaena rhomboidella, Tinea conscriptella
Other names and names in other languages (10)
- Square-spot soberEnglish
- Kantplettet palpemølDanish
- kolmiokoiFinnish
- マエモンノコメキバガJapanese
- ZandlopermotDutch
- моль треугольная березоваяRussian
- psota veľkoškvrnnáSlovak
- aspbågpalpmalSwedish
- 樺蠻麥蛾Chinese
- моль треугольная берёзоваяRussian
Relatives of the square-spot crest
Other species in the same genus Hypatima.
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Common questions
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What kind of animal is the square-spot crest?
The square-spot crest (Hypatima rhomboidella) 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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