Worcester crest
Dichomeris ustalella (Fabricius, 1794)
Status not recordedbutterflies and moths
The worcester crest (Dichomeris ustalella) is a species in the family Gelechiidae, order Lepidoptera.
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Quick facts about the worcester 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 worcester crest live?
Not recorded
Is the worcester 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 worcester crest classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumArthropoda
- classInsecta
- orderLepidoptera
- familyGelechiidae
- genusDichomeris
- SpeciesDichomeris ustalella (Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms Dichomeris cornatus, Rhinosia ustulella, Tinea capucinella, Tinea ustalella, Ypsolopha ustulella var. burgundiellus, Ypsolophus cornutus, Ypsolophus ustulatus, Ypsolophus ustulellus
Other names and names in other languages (7)
- kaunoviiksikoiFinnish
- カバオオフサキバガJapanese
- 큰털보뿔나방Korean
- Beržinė dichomeraLithuanian
- Roestkleurige palpmotDutch
- psota hrabováSlovak
- lindnålmalSwedish
Relatives of the worcester crest
Other species in the same genus Dichomeris.
Black-edged dichomeris
Dichomeris heriguronis
Indented dichomeris moth
Dichomeris inserrata
Palmerworm moth
Dichomeris ligulella
Buffy dichomeris
Dichomeris aleatrix
Bilobed dichomeris
Dichomeris bilobella
Copa dichomeris moth
Dichomeris copa
CompareWorcester crest vs Black-edged dichomerisWorcester crest vs Indented dichomeris mothWorcester crest vs Palmerworm mothWorcester crest vs Buffy dichomeris
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
What kind of animal is the worcester crest?
The worcester crest (Dichomeris ustalella) 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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