Straw crest
Mesophleps silacella (Hübner, 1796)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The straw crest (Mesophleps silacella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the straw 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 straw crest live?
Not recorded
Is the straw 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 straw crest classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusMesophleps
- SpeciesMesophleps silacella (Hübner, 1796)
Synonyms Mesophleps apicellus, Mesophleps calaritanus, Mesophleps pudicellus var. apicellus, Mesophleps silacea, Mesophleps silacellus calaritanus, Recurvaria silacea, Tinea luteella, Tinea pyropella, Tinea silacella
Other names and names in other languages (5)
- Gelber Sonnenröschen-PalpenfalterGerman
- päivännoutokoiFinnish
- psota devätorníkováSlovak
- solvändepalpmalSwedish
- solvändefotpalpmalSwedish
Relatives of the straw crest
Other species in the same genus Mesophleps.
CompareStraw crest vs Soybean webworm mothStraw crest vs Mesophleps acutuncaStraw crest vs Mesophleps albicostellaStraw crest vs Mesophleps albilinella
Common questions
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What kind of animal is the straw crest?
The straw crest (Mesophleps silacella) 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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